Cystoseira rayssiae Ramon 2000

Current name:
Gongolaria rayssiae (Ramon) Molinari & Guiry
Ashquelon, Israel; HOLOTYPE in HUJ; main axis is split in two at the base; fertile branches with mature receptacles; scale: 2 cm - 23 May 1953. Edith Ramon (ramon@vms.huji.ac.il)
Publication Details
Cystoseira rayssiae Ramon 2000: 59, 61 (Latin), figs 1-5
Published in: Ramon, E. (2000). Cystoseira rayssiae: a new Cystoseira (Cystoseiraceae, Fucophyceae) from the shores of Israel, Eastern Mediterranean Sea. Israel Journal of Plant Sciences 48: 59-65, 5 figs, 2 tables.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Cystoseira is Cystoseira concatenata (Linnaeus) C.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Gongolaria rayssiae (Ramon) Molinari & Guiry.
Source of Synonymy
Molinari-Novoa, E.A. & Guiry, M.D. (2021). Transfer of Cystoseira rayssiae Ramon to Gongolaria Boehmer (Sargassaceae, Phaeophyceae). Notulae Algarum 174: 1.
Type Information
Type locality: "Ashquelon, Israel"; (Ramon 2000: 61) Holotype: T. Rayss; 23.vi.1953; HUJ; sine numero [fig. 1] (Ramon 2000: 61) Notes: Paratype: Tel Aviv, Israel; 11.xii.1939, coll. T. Rayss.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 03 July 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 17 January 2021
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 17 January 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 15 April 2025