Monosporus

Monosporus pedicellatus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ceramiales
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Divisio: Rhodophyta Subdivisio: Rhodophytina Classis: Florideophyceae Subclassis: Rhodymeniophycidae Ordo: Ceramiales

Familia: Wrangeliaceae
Tribus: Monosporeae
Genus: Monosporus

Species: M. belangeri – M. herpesticus – M. indicus – M. inkyui – M. pedicellatus

Name

Monosporus Solier, in Castagne 1845

• Type species: Lectotype: Monosporus pedicellatus (Smith) Solier

• Type designated in Schmitz (1889)

• retained form-genus for plants with thalli resembling Anotrichium, and reproduction known only from propagules.

Synonyms

• Corynospora J.Agardh, 1851
  • Type species: Corynospora pedicellata (Smith) J.Agardh
• Neomonospora Setchell & N.L.Gardner, 1937, new name for Monospora Solier because of Monospora Hochst. 1841
  • Type species: Neomonospora pedicellata (Smith) Feldmann-Mazoyer & Meslin

References

• Castagne, L. 1845. Catalogue des plantes qui croissent naturellement aux environs de Marseille. pp. [1]–263, pls I–VII, uncoloured lithographs. Aix: Imprimerie de Nicot et Pardigon, Pont-Moreau. Google Books Hathitrust Reference page. : 242
• Schmitz, F. 1889. Systematische Übersicht der bisher bekannten Gattungen der Florideen. Flora oder Allgemeine botanische Zeitung 72: 435–456, pl. XXI. BHL Reference page. 
• Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2017. Monosporus. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. Accessed 4 December 2017.

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