Corallina caespitosa R.H.Walker, J.Brodie & L.M.Irvine 2009

Publication Details
Corallina caespitosa R.H.Walker, J.Brodie & L.M.Irvine 2009: 290, figs 3 a-d, 4 a, b, e, f, g

Published in: Walker, R.H., Brodie, J., Russell, S., Irvine, L.M. & Orfanidis, S. (2009). Biodiversity of coralline algae in the northeastern Atlantic including Corallina caespitosa sp. nov. (Corallinoideae, Rhodophyta). Journal of Phycology 45: 287-297.

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Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Corallina is Corallina officinalis Linnaeus.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Corallina berteroi Montagne ex Kützing.

Source of Synonymy
Calderon, M.S., Bustamante, D.E., Gabrielson, P.W., Martone, P.T., Hind, K.R., Schipper, S.R. & Mansilla, A. (2021). Type specimen sequencing, multilocus analyses, and species delimitation methods recognize the cosmopolitan Corallina berteroi and establish the northern Japanese C. yendoi sp. nov. (Corallinaceae, Rhodophyta). Journal of Phycology 57(5): 1659-1672.

Type Information
Holotype locality: Chit Rocks, Sidmouth, Devon, UK; (Walker, Brodie, Russell, Irvine & Orfanidis 2009: 290) Holotype (fig. 3, a-b): Juliet Brodie and Lavinia Robba (JBLR8); 23 April 2005; In a shallow rock pool on exposed rocky shore; BM; BM000804549 (Walker, Brodie, Russell, Irvine & Orfanidis 2009: 290) Notes: Isotype: JBLR10 (fig. 3c), (BM) [BM000804550]

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), growing in patches or tufts, caespitose (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 02 February 2010 by G.M. Guiry.

Last updated: 09 February 2022

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Distributional note
"Several samples collected on the Azores had the morphological characters indicative of C. elongata as described in Walker et al. (2009) but were genetically identical to C. caespitosa" (Hind & Saunders, 2013: 110). - (29 April 2013) - G.M. Guiry

Habitat note
Marine, growing attached to substrata in rock pools from the upper limit of the mid-littoral to the lower limit of the littoral zone (Walker et al. 2009: 290). - (02 February 2010) - G.M. Guiry

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