Spermothamnion yonakuniense Yamada & T.Tanaka 1938
Publication Details
Spermothamnion yonakuniense Yamada & T.Tanaka 1938: 79, figs 12, 13
Published in: Yamada, Y. & Tanaka, T. (1938). The marine algae from the Island of Yonakuni. Scientific Papers of the Institute of Algological Research, Faculty of Science, Hokkaido Imperial University 2: 53-86, 13 figs.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Spermothamnion is Spermothamnion turneri (Mertens ex Roth) Areschoug.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Gordoniella yonakuniensis (Yamada & T.Tanaka) Itono.
Source of Synonymy
Itono, H. (1977). Studies on the ceramiaceous algae (Rhodophyta) from southern parts of Japan. Bibliotheca Phycologica 35: 1-499, 72 figs.
Type Information
Type locality: Yonakuni-shima, Sakishima-gunto, Ryukyu-retto, Japan; (Silva & al. 1996: 410) Type: ?; (Yoshida 1998: 906)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 20 December 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 10 March 2014
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 10 March 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 05 January 2025
