Botryocladia ardreana J.Brodie & Guiry 1988
Publication Details
Botryocladia ardreana J.Brodie & Guiry 1988: 111, figs 1-67
Published in: Brodie, J. & Guiry, M.D. (1988). Life history and reproduction of Botryocladia ardreana sp. nov. (Rhodymeniales, Rhodophyta) from Portugal. Phycologia 27: 109-130, 76 figs, 2 tables.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Botryocladia is Gastroclonium uvarium (J.A.Murray) Kützing.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Irvinea ardreana (J.Brodie & Guiry) Guiry.
Source of Synonymy
Saunders, G.W., Strachan, I.M. & Kraft, G.T. (1999). The families of the order Rhodymeniales (Rhodophyta): a molecular-systematic investigation with a description of Faucheaceae fam. nov. Phycologia 38: 23-40.
Type Information
Type locality: Sines, Portugal (37°58'N, 8°52’W); (Brodie & Guiry 1988: 112) Holotype: M.D. Guiry & J.A. West; 27 January 1977; type from culture (MDG no. 62) isolated from vegetative fragments collected in the intertidal; GALW; 000154 (Brodie & Guiry 1988: 112) Notes: Type is female plant (Fig. 1 of original publication) dried on a single herbarium sheet with isotype male and tetrasporangial plants (figs 2, 3), all in GALW.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 22 November 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 09 February 2017
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 09 February 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
