Botryocladia madagascariensis Feldmann-Mazoyer 1945

Publication Details
Botryocladia madagascariensis Feldmann-Mazoyer 1945: 57, figs 3-5

Published in: Feldmann, G. (1945). Révision du genre Botrycladia Kylin (Rhodophycées-Rhodyméniacées). Bulletin de la Société de l'Histoire Naturelle de l'Afrique du Nord 35: 49-61, 5 figs.

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Botryocladia is Gastroclonium uvarium (J.A.Murray) Kützing.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Type Information
Type locality: near Irakoka, Madagascar; (Silva & al. 1996: 353)

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 20 January 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 26 August 2021

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Nomenclatural note
Furnari et al. (2003) cite the authority for this species as Feldmann-Mazoyer as do Serio et al. (2006: 137). - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry

Taxonomic note
"The above description is drawn from that by Feldmann (1945), integrated with the description of fertile specimens from Natal (South Africa) made by Norris (1989: 136). It should be noted that Feldmann (op. cit.) in describing her species stated that it easily distinguishes from all other species of the group containing also B. botryoides in "...cellulis glandularibus pluribus in cellula peculiari unica insidenti..." (...numerous secretory cells inserted in a special cell...). Therefore, based on what above said as well on Afonso-Carrillo & Sobrino's (2003) paper, as said in the note to B. botryoides (see), it should be useful to check Mediterranean records of B. madagascariensis in order to verify their correct identification." (Cormaci, Furnari & Alongi 2021: 256). - (26 August 2021) - M.D. Guiry

Distributional note
This species was seemingly introduced into the Mediterranean (Verlaque et al. 2015: 225), perhaps by shipping or via the Suez Canal. It was first found in 1991 in Sicily and has since spread widely. - (05 November 2015) - M.D. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 26 August 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2025

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