Erythrocladia irregularis Rosenvinge 1909
Publication Details
Erythrocladia irregularis Rosenvinge 1909: 72, figs 11, 12
Published in: Rosenvinge, L.K. (1909). The marine algae of Denmark. Contributions to their natural history. Part I. Introduction. Rhodophyceae I. (Bangiales and Nemalionales). Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes Selskabs Skrifter, 7. Række, Naturvidenskabelig og Mathematisk Afdeling 7: 1-151, 73 figs, 2 pls, 2 folded charts.
Request PDFType Species
This is the type species (lectotype) of the genus Erythrocladia.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: Møllegrund, off Hirshals, Skagerrak, Denmark; (Rosenvinge 1909: 72-73) Syntype: L.K. Rosenvinge; 8 August 1899; On Polysiphonia stricta; C; (Brodie & Irvine 2003: 59) Notes: Womersley (1994: 26) notes that the type material was found on Polysiphonia urceolata, 11-15 m deep.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), irregular (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 09 April 1996 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 03 January 2022
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Taxonomic note
In Gargiulo et al. 1987 (J. Phycol. 23: 351) the plants shown as figs 1-5, 9 are actually Sahlingia subintegra and some other plants figures may also be this latter species (J.A. West, pers. comm.). - (21 June 2007) - G.M. Guiry
Habitat note
Microscopic epiphyte on Neoptilota asplenioides (Selivanova & Zhigadlova 2009). - (07 May 2010) - G.M. Guiry
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 03 January 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 01 April 2025
