Metapeyssonnelia milleporoides

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Peyssonneliales
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Divisio: Rhodophyta Subdivisio: Rhodophytina Classis: Florideophyceae Subclassis: Rhodymeniophycidae Ordo: Peyssonneliales

Familia: Peyssonneliaceae
Genus: Metapeyssonnelia
Species: Metapeyssonnelia milleporoides

Name

Metapeyssonnelia milleporoides D.L.Ballantine & H.Ruiz, 2011

• Holotype locality: Mario Reef, la Parguera, Puerto Rico (17º57.149'N, 67º03.355'W).
• Holotype (D.L. Ballantine 6277): Hector Ruiz; 24 August 2004; 0.5 m depth, on hydrocoral Millepora complanata. Alg. Coll. US 211258. Isotypes: MICH, MSM, US. Herbarium.

References

• Ballantine, D. & Ruiz, H. 2011. Metapeyssonnelia milleporoides a new species of coral-killing red alga (Peyssonneliaceae) from Puerto Rico, Caribbean Sea. Botanica Marina 54(1): 47–51. Reference page. : 47, figs 1–8
• Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2018. Metapeyssonnelia milleporoides. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. Accessed 05 April 2018.