Melanothamnus cheloniae

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Rhodomelaceae
Tribus: Streblocladieae
Genus: Melanothamnus
Species: Melanothamnus cheloniae

Name

Melanothamnus cheloniae (Hollenberg & J.N.Norris) Díaz-Tapia & Maggs, in Díaz-Tapia et al., 2017

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Polysiphonia sphaerocarpa var. cheloniae Hollenberg & J.N.Norris, 1977
    • Type locality: Mexico: Sonora: between Campo Ona and Campo Viboras, on sea turtle carapace. Holotype: 21.i.1974; US 160602. Collector: J.N. Norris 4801.
• Homotypic
  • Neosiphonia cheloniae (Hollenberg & J.N.Norris) J.N.Norris, 2014

References

• Díaz-Tapia, P., McIvor, L., Freshwater, D.W., Verbruggen, H., Wynne, M.J. & Maggs, C.A. 2017. The genera Melanothamnus Bornet & Falkenberg and Vertebrata S.F. Gray constitute well-defined clades of the red algal tribe Polysiphonieae (Rhodomelaceae, Ceramiales). European Journal of Phycology 52(1): 1–20, 77 figs. DOI: 10.1080/09670262.2016.1256436 Reference page. : 6
• Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2017. Melanothamnus cheloniae. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. Accessed 17 November 2017.