Sarconema filiforme (Sonder) Kylin 1932

Publication Details
Sarconema filiforme (Sonder) Kylin 1932: 22, fig. 4 A-C

Published in: Kylin, H. (1932). Die Florideenordnung Gigartinales. Acta Universitatis Lundensis 28(8): 1-88, 22 figs, 28 pls.

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Publication date: "am 13 April 1932 vorgegt"

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Sarconema is Sarconema furcellatum Zanardini.

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

Basionym
Dicranema filiforme Sonder

Type Information
Type locality: Western Australia; (Silva & al. 1996: 336) Holotype: Preiss ; MEL; 44488 (Womersley 1994: 345) Notes: According to Womersley (1994: 345) the type is from “occid. Nov. Holl.” Preiss 2557 (Lipkin & Silva 2002).

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), thread-like (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Habitat
A subtropical species with only sporadic occurrences on southern Australian coasts (Womersley 1994: 345).

Created: 19 January 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 10 March 2020

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Distributional note
This species was introduced into the Mediterranean (Verlaque et al. 2015: 233) via the Suez Canal, being first reported from Port Said in Egypt in 1944. It is now widespread, if infrequent, on the Levantine coast and has been reported from France. - (05 November 2015) - M.D. Guiry

Habitat note
Warm water species; ca. 1 m depth; 3 m depth; on rock flat ca. 30 cm below low water (Lipkin & Silva 2002). Mainly a subtropical species; 3 m deep; pools, inner reef; 6 m deep on marina (Womersley 1994). - (03 June 2010) - G.M. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 10 March 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 14 March 2025

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