Herposiphonia secunda f. tenella (C.Agardh) M.J.Wynne 1985

Current name: Herposiphonia tenella (C. Agardh) Ambronn
middle intertidal, South Spain, 2011Ignacio Bárbara (barbara@udc.es)

Publication Details
Herposiphonia secunda f. tenella (C.Agardh) M.J.Wynne 1985: 173, 175, figs. 11, 12

Published in: Wynne, M.J. (1985). Notes on Herposiphonia (Rhodomelaceae, Rhodophyta) in South Africa, with a description of a new species. Cryptogamie Algologie 5: 167-177, 12 figs.

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Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Herposiphonia is Herposiphonia tenella (C. Agardh) Ambronn.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Herposiphonia tenella (C. Agardh) Ambronn.

Source of Synonymy
Ambronn, H. (1880). Über einige Fälle von Bilateralität bei den Florideen. Botanische Zeitung 38: 161-174, 177-185, 193-200, 209-216, 225-233, Plates III, IV.

Basionym
Hutchinsia tenella C.Agardh

Type Information
Type locality: Sicily; (Silva & al. 1996: 499)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), next, following, second, having leaves or other features turned towards the same side (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 29 January 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 26 January 2021

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Taxonomic note
The specimens examined by Diaz-Tapia & Bárbara (2013) correspond to a mix of species. Their molecular data revealed that the six sequenced specimens were resolved in three distinct clades. Results suggest cryptic diversity along Atlantic Iberian Peninsula. - (24 January 2014) - G.M. Guiry

Distributional note
John et al. (2003) do not distinguish between Herposiphonia secunda, f. tenella and f. densa when citing distributions and it is assumed that the records are the same as in Lawson & John (1987). - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry

Habitat notes
Widespread in warm and temperate waters. In Caulerpa racemosa community on Thalassia hemprichii, in Chondrophycus papillosus community, on Halimeda discoidea, Avrainvillea amadelpha, Caulerpa mexicana, Hypnea cornuta, Caulerpa racemosa, Chondrophycus papillosus, Acanthphora nayadiformis, Chondria dasyphylla and Hypnea anastomosans, in Caulerpa racemosa community, on Padina boergesenii, Cystoseira myrica, Cladophora sp; on Halimeda doscoidea, Gelidium sp. (Lipkin & Silva 2002). - (10 June 2010) - G.M. Guiry
sand covered rocks especially in warmer areas; sometimes epiphytic on other algae, such as Stypocaulon scoparium or Halopithys incurva; mid to upper intertidal of moderately to extremely wave-exposed sites (Diaz-Tapia & Bárbara 2013). - (24 January 2014) - G.M. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 26 January 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 03 April 2025