Ramicrusta textilis Pueschel & G.W.Saunders 2009

Publication Details
Ramicrusta textilis Pueschel & G.W.Saunders 2009: 481, figs 1-22

Published in: Pueschel, C.M. & Saunders, G.W. (2009). Ramicrusta textilis sp. nov. (Peyssonneliaceae, Rhodophyta), an anatomically complex Caribbean alga that overgrows corals. Phycologia 48(6): 480-491.

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Publication date: 2009

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Ramicrusta is Ramicrusta nanhaiensis Zhang Derui & Zhou Jinghua.

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

Type Information
Type locality: Landward side of Lee Reef, 18º26'50"N, 77º13"W, St. Ann's Bay, Jamaica, Caribbean Sea; (Pueschel & Saunders 2009: 483) Holotype: CMP 1002; 14 January 1999; 1.5 m depth; US Algal Collection; 209401 (Pueschel & Saunders 2009: 483) Notes: Holotype (Figs 2-20), slides, SEM stubs, and liquid-preserved isotype deposited in US Algal Collection #209401; isotype MICH.

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

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Habitat
Thalli growing on bedrock and dead coral heads, which were more abundant than living corals in the collection area, but some thalli overgrowing live corals (Pueschel & Saunders 2009: 483).

Created: 08 December 2009 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 19 March 2013

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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 19 March 2013. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 10 January 2025

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