Microcladia borealis Ruprecht 1850

Publication Details
Microcladia borealis Ruprecht 1850: 67

Published in: Ruprecht, F.J. (1850). Algae ochotenses. Die ersten sicheren Nachrichten über die Tange des Ochotskischen Meeres. pp. 1-243, 10 pls. St. Petersburg: Buchdruckerei der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften.

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Microcladia is Microcladia glandulosa (Solander ex Turner) Greville.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Herpochondria borealis (Ruprecht) Barros-Barreto & Maggs.

Source of Synonymy
Barros-Barreto, M.B., Jaramillo, M.A., Hommersand, M.H., Ferreira, P.C.G. & Maggs, C.A. (2023). Phylogenetic analysis of the red algal tribe Ceramieae reveals multiple morphological homoplasies but defines new genera. Cryptogamie, Algologie 44(2): 13-33 [Appendices 34-58].

Type Information
Type locality: "im Meere bei Unalaschka" [Unalaska, Alaska, USA]; (Ruprecht 1850: 67 [259]) Lectotype (designated by Barros-Barreto & al. 2023: 26): MICH; 663173 (Barros-Barreto & al. 2023: 26) Notes: Lectotype. - United States. Alaska, Pinnacle, Summer Bay, Unalaska, 53°54’42.98”N, 166°27’16.99”E, W.A. Setchell no. 5004 (lecto-, here designated, MICH[MICH 663173]; isolecto-, NY, WTU).

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), north, northern (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 13 April 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 14 May 2023

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 14 May 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 November 2024

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