Iyengaria quadriseriata J.A.West, Zuccarello, E.K.Ganesan & Loiseaux-de Goër 2015
Current name:
Rosenvingea endiviifolia (Martius) M.J.Wynne
Nalupanai coast, Gulf of Mannar, Tamil Nadu, India - 17 October 2015. J.A. West
Publication Details
Iyengaria quadriseriata J.A.West, Zuccarello, E.K.Ganesan & Loiseaux-de Goër 2015: 46, figs 1 A-F, 2 A-F
Published in: West, J.A., Zuccarello, G.C., Ganesan, E.K. & Loiseaux de Goër, S. (2015). Investigations into Iyengaria, a poorly known genus of the Scytosiphonaceae (Phaeophyceae) and description of a new species Iyengaria quadriseriata. Phykos 45(2): 43-50, 3 figs.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Iyengaria is Iyengaria stellata (Børgesen) Børgesen.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Rosenvingea endiviifolia (Martius) M.J.Wynne.
Type Information
Type locality: Nalupanai coast, Gulf of Mannar, Tamil Nadu, India (09º 17.526' N, 79º 14.408' E); (West & al. 2015: 50 (Corrigendum)) Holotype: February 21st 2014; MEL; 2386118 (West & al. 2015: 50 (Corrigendum)) Notes: "A second specimen collected on March 9th, 2012 from dead coral at 1 m depth near Nalupanai, a coastal village (09º 17.721’ N, 79º 15.981’ E) on Rameswaram Island in Palk Bay, Tamil Nadu, India and deposited as MEL 2386119 (Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne, National Herbarium of Victoria, Australia) is here designated as a PARATYPE."
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 16 October 2015 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 19 January 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 19 January 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 April 2024