Lomentaria hakodatensis Yendo 1920

Publication Details
Lomentaria hakodatensis Yendo 1920: 6

Published in: Yendo, K. (1920). Novae algae japoniae. Decas I-III. Botanical Magazine, Tokyo 34: 1-12.

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Lomentaria is Lomentaria articulata (Hudson) Lyngbye.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Yendoa hakodatensis (Yendo) C.C.Santos, Lyra & J.M.C.Nunes.

Source of Synonymy
Santos, C.C., Nunes, J.M.C., Santos, G.N., Pestana, E.M.S., Cassano, V. & Lyra, G.M. (2022 '2023'). Taxonomic changes in the Lomentariaceae (Rhodymeniales, Rhodophyta): Yendoa gen. nov. and Ceratodictyon sanctae-crucis sp. nov. Phycologia 62(1): 19-28.

Type Information
Type locality: Oshoro, Hokkaido, Japan; (Santos & al. 2022: [5]) Lectotype designated by Hawkes (1986: 332): TI; 196 (Santos & al. 2022: [5]) Notes: Currently in SAP (Santos et al., 2022).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 13 May 1996 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 24 November 2022

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Distributional note
Introduced into NW France (Cabioch & Magne, 1987). Also spread accidentally, probably via oysters from Japan or the NE Pacific, into the Mediterranean (Verlaque & al. (2015: 185) being first found in the Etang de Thau (France) in 1978 from which it has spread to the N Adriatic and further along the Mediterranean coast of France. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry

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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 24 November 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 08 April 2025

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