Hypoglossum minimum Yamada 1936
Publication Details
Hypoglossum minimum Yamada 1936: 138, fig. 2
Published in: Yamada, Y. (1936). Notes on some Japanese algae VII. Scientific Papers of the Institute of Algological Research, Faculty of Science, Hokkaido Imperial University 1: 135-140, 3 figs, pls XXX-XXXIII.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Hypoglossum is Hypoglossum woodwardii Kützing.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: Naha, Okinawa-Jima, Ryukyu-retto, Japan; (Silva & al. 1996: 459)SAP; slide (Yoshida 1998: 976)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), very little, very least (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Description
Frond minute, about 1-4 mm high, attached to the frond of other algae by means of the flattened base, without rhizoid, simple or rarely ramified. Upper parts of the frond spathulate or lanceolate (sometimes irregularly narrowed) with round apex. Midrib composed of three layers of cells while other parts of the frond are one-layered. Cystocarps produced in the upper parts occurring on the midrib; spermatia on both sides of the mid-rib forming somewhat parallel patches. Tetrasporangia forming a round or somewhat irregularly shaped group.
Habitat
On frond of Carpopeltis.
Created: 26 January 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 14 March 2014
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 14 March 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
