Nereia intricata Yamada 1936
Publication Details
Nereia intricata Yamada 1936: 137, pl. XXXIII [33]
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 (holotype) of the genus Nereia is Nereia filiformis (J.Agardh) Zanardini.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: Miyako-jima, Ryukyu Islands, Japan; (Abbott & Huisman, 2004: 231) Type: SAP; 19760 (Yoshida 1998: 322)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), entangled (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Description
Frond up to 15 cm. high, intricate, attaching to each other or substratum and other things here and there, compressed, 1-2 mm. wide in the lower portion, alternately or pseudodichotomously branched; hairs about 3-4 mm. long, about 20 microns thick. Sporangia unknown.
Habitat
Grows on coral reefs in the sublittoral zone.
Created: 14 March 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 10 December 2015
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 10 December 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 14 March 2025
