Meristotheca cylindrica M.L.Núñez-Resendiz, Dreckmann & Sentíes 2017

Publication Details
Meristotheca cylindrica M.L.Núñez-Resendiz, Dreckmann & Sentíes 2017: 424, 425, figs 2-13

Published in: Núñez-Resendiz, M.L., Dreckmann, K.M. & Sentíes, A. (2017). Meristotheca cylindrica sp. nov. (Solieriaceae, Rhodophyta) from the southern Gulf of Mexico. Phycologia 56(4): 423-429, 14 fig.

Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Meristotheca is Meristotheca papulosa (Montagne) J.Agardh.

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

Type Information
Type locality: México: Campeche: Bahia Tortuga, Campeche, Mexico (19°21'35"N, 90°42'35"W) ; (Núñez-Resendiz & al. 2017: 425) Holotype (tetrasporophyte): K.M. Dreckman & M.L. Núñez-Resendiz; 6 June 2015; UAMIZ; UAMIZ-1250 (Núñez-Resendiz & al. 2017: 425, fig. 3) Notes: Isotype: UAMIZ-1251 (sterile plant). Paratypes in MIZ and FCME.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), cylindrical.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 16 July 2017 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.

Last updated: 05 November 2019

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Habitat note
Part of algal canopy of the submerged (0.5-1 m deep) algal community, attached to hard substrata (shells, rocks and coral reef) (Núñez-Resendiz et al., 2017). - (10 August 2017) - G.M. Guiry

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Citing AlgaeBase
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 05 November 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 March 2025