Apoglossum gregarium (E.Y.Dawson) M.J.Wynne 1985
Publication Details
Apoglossum gregarium (E.Y.Dawson) M.J.Wynne 1985: 169
Published in: Wynne, M.J. (1985). Taxonomic notes on some Delesseriaceae (Rhodophyta) occurring in southern California and Mexico. Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences 84: 164-171, 13 figs, 1 table.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Apoglossum is Apoglossum ruscifolium (Turner) J.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Phrix spatulata (E.Y.Dawson) M.J.Wynne, M.Kamiya & J.A.West.
Source of Synonymy
Muñoz, L.A., Wynne, M.J., Kamiya, M., West, J.A., Küpper, F.C., Ramirez, M.E. & Peters, A.F. (2018). Reinstatement of Phrix (Delesseriaceae, Rhodophyta) based on DNA sequence analyses and morpho-anatomical evidence. Phytotaxa 334(3): 215-224, 14 figs.
Basionym
Hypoglossum gregarium E.Y.Dawson
Type Information
Type locality: Isla San Lorenzo del Norte (Isla las Ánimas), Baja California, Mexico; (Silva & al. 1996: 447)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 26 January 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 19 January 2018
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Distributional note
This species has been introduced into the Mediterranean (Verlaque et al. 2015: 157), probably by shipping, being first found at the Tuscan archipelago, Italy in 1992. - (05 November 2015) - M.D. Guiry
Habitat note
Tsiamis & Bellou (2010) note that this is a deep-water species and the Greek collection is from 50 m depth, on a bryozoan attached to artificial substratum, in very clear water. They cite other records where the species was epiphytic or epizoic. - (29 April 2011) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 19 January 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 08 April 2025
