Guiryella repens Huisman & Kraft 1992
Current name:
Guiryella repens Huisman & Kraft
Houtman Abrolhos, Western Australia; growing epiphytically onDictyota.John Huisman (j.huisman@murdoch.edu.au)
Publication Details
Guiryella repens Huisman & Kraft 1992: 128, figs 1-20
Published in: Huisman, J.M. & Kraft, G.T. (1992). Disposal of auxiliary cell haploid nuclei during post-fertilization development in Guiryella repens gen. et sp. nov. (Ceramiaceae, Rhodophyta). Phycologia 31: 127-137, 20 figs.
Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Guiryella.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: Pelsaert Group, Houtman Abrolhos Islands, Western Australia; (Womersley 1998: 312) Holotype: Kraft & Huisman; 14 October 1990; on Dictyota naevosa 20 m deep; MELU; A38705 (Womersley 1998: 312)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), creeping, prostrate and rooting (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 22 January 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 20 February 2024
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Citing AlgaeBase
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Pier Kuipers in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 20 February 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 December 2024