Titanophycus Huisman, G.W.Saunders & A.R.Sherwood, 2006

Holotype species: Titanophycus validus (Harvey) Huisman, G.W.Saunders & A.R.Sherwood

Original publication and holotype designation: Huisman, J.M., Saunders, G.W. & Sherwood, A.W. (2006). Recognition of Titanophycus, a new genus based on Liagora valida Harv. (Liagoraceae, Nemaliales). In: Algae of Australia Nemaliales. (McCarthy, P.M. Eds), pp. 116-119. Canberra: Australian Biological Resources Study.

Description: Thallus calcified, dichotomously branched, with terete axes. Cortical filaments sparingly dichotomously branched, with distal portions unbranched for several cells except when bearing spermatangia. Spermatangia forming in tufts arising from distal cells of cortical filaments. When mature, lower cells of spermatangia-bearing filaments becoming modified and appearing similar to vegetative cells. Carpogonial branches lateral on medial cortical cells, with constituent cells remaining discrete following fertilization. Gonimoblasts obconical, subtended by a loose, cup-like involucre of sterile filaments.

Origin of description: this description is from the original publication; it may have been modified slightly. The most recent alteration to this page was made on 2011-08-31 by M.D. Guiry.

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

Most recent taxonomic treatment adopted: Schneider, C.W. & Wynne, M.J. (2007). A synoptic review of the classification of red algal genera a half a century after Kylin's "Die Gattungen der Rhodophyceen". Botanica Marina 50: 197-249.

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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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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 31 August 2011. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 30 December 2024