Heterosiphonia crispella (C.Agardh) M.J.Wynne 1985

Publication Details
Heterosiphonia crispella (C.Agardh) M.J.Wynne 1985: 87

Published in: Wynne, M.J. (1985). Concerning the names Scagelia corallina and Heterosiphonia wurdmannii (Ceramiales, Rhodophyta). Cryptogamie, Algologie 6: 81-90, 4 figs.

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Heterosiphonia is Heterosiphonia berkeleyi Montagne.

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

Basionym
Callithamnion crispellum C.Agardh

Type Information
Lectotype locality: Cadiz, Spain; (Silva & al. 1996: 441) Holotype: LD; 44225 (Lipkin & Silva 2002: 32) Notes: This type locality was noted by Wynne (1985e: 86).

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), slightly crisped.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 03 August 1996 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 07 December 2023

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Taxonomic notes
"Within H. wurdemannii (= H. crispella), Falkenberg (1901: 638) noted the occurrence of a robust, very squarrose form with 4-6 pericentral cells living to -30 m and a slenderer form, less squarrose and with 4 pericentral cells living in deeper waters (up to -90 m); however, pending further studies, he didn%u2019t propose any new taxon and also put forward the hypothesis that the two forms could be represent two distinct species." (Cormaci & al. 2023: 507, 509). - (07 December 2023) - M.D. Guiry
Lipkin & Silva (2002: 32) record H. cispella from Southern Red Sea. They note that their plants were referable to H. crispella var. laxa, which appears to be merely a shaded-habitat ecophene. - (09 June 2010) - G.M. Guiry

Habitat note
Widespread in most warm seas Southern Red Sea: in shaded cavelet in coral rock. ca. 50 cm depth, on Chondrophycus parvipapillatus (Lipkin & Silva 2002). Northern Red Sea: common on coral reefs, as well as in the epiphytic algal community on seagrass leaves (Lipkin, pers. obs. in Lipkin & Silva 2002). - (09 June 2010) - G.M. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 07 December 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 11 March 2025

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