Tenarea tessellata (Me.Lemoine) Littler ex Adey, Townsend & Boykins 1982
Publication Details
Tenarea tessellata (Me.Lemoine) Littler ex Adey, Townsend & Boykins 1982: 35, figs 21, 22
Published in: Adey, W.H., Townsend, R.A. & Boykins, W.T. (1982). The crustose coralline algae (Rhodophyta: Corallinaceae) of the Hawaiian Islands. Smithsonian Contributions to the Marine Sciences 15: [1]-iv, [1]-74, 47 figs.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Tenarea is Tenarea tortuosa (Esper) Me.Lemoine.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Lithophyllum prototypum (Foslie) Foslie.
Source of Synonymy
Woelkerling, W.J. & Campbell, S.J. (1992). An account of the southern Australian species of Lithophyllum (Corallinaceae, Rhodophyta). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Botany 22: 1-107, 63 figs, 13 tables, 4 maps.
Basionym
Lithophyllum tessellatum Me.Lemoine
Type Information
Syntype localities: "Galapagos. Ile Charles, Post Office Bay, au-dessous de la limite de la basse mer. — Ile Albemarle, Tagus Cove, à marée basse, août 1924."; (Lemoine 1929: 68)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), tessellated; mosaic..
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 01 January 2000 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 07 March 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 07 March 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 November 2024
