Haliptilon virgatum (Zanardini) Garbary & H.W.Johansen 1982

Publication Details
Haliptilon virgatum (Zanardini) Garbary & H.W.Johansen 1982: 212 (as 'virgata')

Published in: Garbary, D.J. & Johansen, H.W. (1982). Scanning electron microscopy of Corallina and Haliptilon (Corallinaceae, Rhodophyta): surface features and their taxonomic implications. Journal of Phycology 18: 211-219, 13 figs.

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Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Haliptilon is Haliptilon cuvieri (J.V.Lamouroux) H.W.Johansen & P.C.Silva.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Jania virgata (Zanardini) Montagne.

Source of Synonymy
Kim, J.H., Guiry, M.D., Oak, J.H., Choi, D.-S., Kang, S.-H., Chung, H. & Choi, H.-G. (2007). Phylogenetic relationships within the tribe Janieae (Corallinales, Rhodophyta) based on molecular and morphological data: a reappraisal of Jania. Journal of Phycology 43: 1310-1319.

Basionym
Corallina virgata Zanardini

Type Information
Type locality: "Ad Digenaeam, quam ex integro obvestit." [On Digenea, Mediterranean no locality]; (Zanardini 1840: 136) Type: MCVE?;

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), twiggy, long and slender or streaked, rod-like (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 09 September 1996 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 03 February 2017

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 03 February 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 05 November 2024

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