Microspongium gelatinosum Reinke 1888
Publication Details
Microspongium gelatinosum Reinke 1888: 20
Published in: Reinke, J. (1888). Die braunen Algen (Fucaceen und Phaeosporeen) der Kieler Bucht. Berichte der deutsche botanischen Gesellschaft 6: 14-20.
Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Microspongium.
Status of Name
The taxonomic or nomenclatural status (or both) of this entity is in some way unresolved and requires further investigation.
Type Information
Germany: Kieler Bucht; (Reinke 1888: 20)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 10 December 1997 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 13 November 2024
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Taxonomic note
According to Fletcher (1987) and Parente et al. (2003), "Microspongium gelatinosum" is considered to be the sporophytic stage of Scytosiphon lomentaria, although Wynne (1969) observed Ralfsia-like crusts as the associated stage of Pacific thalli of S. lomentaria (Peña & Bárbara 2010). Parente et al. (2003) suggest that California S. lomentaria may need to be re-examined. Fletcher (2024: 343) included this name in synonym with Microspongium globosum Reinke as "Microspongium gelatinosum Reinke (1888a), p. 20 (pro. part. with plurilocular sporangia)". - (05 May 2010) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 13 November 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 08 April 2025
