Metapeyssonnelia corallepida M. Verlaque, Ballesteros & Antonius 2000
Publication Details
Metapeyssonnelia corallepida M. Verlaque, Ballesteros & Antonius 2000: 191-192, figs 2-27
Published in: Verlaque, M., Ballesteros, E. & Antonius, A. (2000). Metapeyssonnelia corallepida sp. nov. (Peyssonneliaceae, Rhodophyta), an Atlantic encrusting red alga overgrowing corals. Botanica Marina 43: 191-200.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Metapeyssonnelia is Metapeyssonnelia feldmannii Boudouresque, Coppejans & Marcot.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park, off key Largo, Florida.; (Verlaque, Ballesteros & Antonius 2000: 191) Holotype: John Pennekamp; 16 February 1997; on a flat region located behind the reef crest at a depth of 0.6m growing on hydrocorals; MV Herb.; (Verlaque, Ballesteros & Antonius 2000: 191) Notes: Isotypes: EB-KLF-1 and EB-KLF-2 Herbarium, CSIC, Centr D’Estudis Avancats de Blanes, Spain.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 12 March 2002 by Olivia Fitzgerald.
Last updated: 08 June 2024
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
Francisco F. Pedroche in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 08 June 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 08 November 2024
