Cheilosporum proliferum (J.V.Lamouroux) Hariot 1902

Publication Details
Cheilosporum proliferum (J.V.Lamouroux) Hariot 1902: 472

Published in: Hariot, P. (1902). Quelques algues de Madagascar. Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris 8: 470-472.

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Cheilosporum is Cheilosporum sagittatum (J.V.Lamouroux) Areschoug.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Jania prolifera (J.V.Lamouroux) Ji H.Kim, Guiry & H.-G.Choi.

Source of Synonymy
Kim, J.H., Guiry, M.D., Oak, J.H., Choi, D.-S., Kang, S.-H., Chung, H. & Choi, H.-G. (2007). Phylogenetic relationships within the tribe Janieae (Corallinales, Rhodophyta) based on molecular and morphological data: a reappraisal of Jania. Journal of Phycology 43: 1310-1319.

Basionym
Corallina prolifera J.V.Lamouroux

Type Information
Type locality: "Indes Orientales"; (Silva & al. 1996: 229)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), producing offsets, bearing progeny as offshoots (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 01 January 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 11 October 2010

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 11 October 2010. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 April 2025

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