Treptacantha usneoides (Linnaeus) Orellana & Sansón 2019
Current name:
Gongolaria usneoides (Linnaeus) Molinari & Guiry
subtidal with Zostera marina, Ría de Arousa, Galicia, Spain, 2015Ignacio Bárbara (barbara@udc.es)
Publication Details
Treptacantha usneoides (Linnaeus) Orellana & Sansón 2019: 459 [13]
Published in: Orellana, S., Hernández, M. & Sansón, M. (2019). Diversity of Cystoseira sensu lato (Fucales, Phaeophyceae) in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean based on morphological and DNA evidence, including Carpodesmia gen. emend. and Treptacantha gen. emend. European Journal of Phycology 54(3): 447-465 [1-19], 85 figs, 3 tables.
Publication date: "Published online 26 Jun 2019"
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Treptacantha is Treptacantha abies-marina (S.G.Gmelin) Kützing.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Gongolaria usneoides (Linnaeus) Molinari & Guiry.
Source of Synonymy
Molinari-Novoa, E.A. & Guiry, M.D. (2020). Reinstatement of the genera Gongolaria Boehmer and Ericaria Stackhouse (Sargassaceae, Phaeophyceae). Notulae Algarum 172: 1-10, 2 figures.
Basionym
Fucus usneoides Linnaeus
Type Information
Type locality: "Oceano Indico" [Indian Ocean]; (Linnaeus 1763: 1629) Holotype: LINN; sheet 1274.11 (Roberts 1968: 264, pl. 5) Notes: Silva et al. (1996) recommend consulting Linnaeus (1763: 1629) for further information regarding the type locality of this species. The type sheet (LINN 1274.11) has "usneoides" crossed out and "granularis" inserted. It is currently (July 2019) databased as "Fucus granularis" [perhaps "granulatus" was intended"], an unpublished name. No locality is evident on sheet. Silva, Basson & Moe (1996: 900) consider "Oceano Indico" an error. Such errors of provenance are not uncommon in Linnaeus's materials.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), resembling the lichen genus Usnea.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 17 July 2019 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 12 January 2021
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 January 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
