Fosliea Reinke, 1891

Holotype species: Fosliea curta (Foslie) Reinke

Original publication and holotype designation: Reinke, J. (1891). Atlas deutscher Meeresalgen Im Auftrage des Königlich Preussischen Ministeriums für Landwirthschaft, Domänen und Forsten herausgegeben im Interesse der Fischerei von der Kommision zur wissenschaftlichen Untersuchung der deutschen Meere. Vol. 2 (1, 2) pp. 35-54, pl. 26-35. Berlin: Paul Parey.

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Description: The macrothallus of this genus is uniseriate in the lower part but longitudinal divisions occur further up. These divisions occur in a rather regular pattern which clearly separates this genus from Isthmoplea. The divisions are asynchronous; one longitudinal wall is followed by a wall in each of the resulting cells, and the two outermost of the 4 cells formed function as initials for laterals (Jaasund 1960). The laterals are mostly short, up to 0.5 mm, and the growth is diffuse intercalary. Except the uniseriate basal part, major parts of the macrothallus may be transformed into plurilocular sporangia. Both life history and unilocular sporangia are unknown. True phaeophycean hairs are absent.

Information contributed by: P. M. Pedersen. The most recent alteration to this page was made on 2021-11-02 by M.D. Guiry.

Taxonomic status: This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Gender: This genus name is currently treated as feminine.

Most recent taxonomic treatment adopted: Silberfeld, T., Rousseau, F. & Reviers, B. de (2014). An updated classification of brown algae (Ochrophyta, Phaeophyceae). Cryptogamie Algologie 35(2): 117-156, 1 fig., 1 table.

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Descriptions of chrysophyte genera were subsequently published in J. Kristiansen & H.R. Preisig (eds.). 2001. Encyclopedia of Chrysophyte Genera. Bibliotheca Phycologica 110: 1-260.

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