De Ramon N'Yeurt, Antoine and Payri, C.E. (2007) Grammephora peyssonnelioides gen. et sp. nov. (Rhodophyta, Rhodymeniaceae) from the Solomon Islands, South Pacific. Phycological Research, 55 (4). pp. 286-294. ISSN 1322-0829
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Abstract
A new genus and species of red alga in the Rhodymeniaceae, Grammephora peyssonnelioides, is described from both shallow and deepwater habitats in the Solomon Islands, South Pacific. The new genus and species is characterized by prostrate overlapping lobes with a strongly cartilaginous flexible texture, distinct surface linear markings perpendicular to the growing margins, and a compact three to four celled medulla of relatively small refractive cells. Tetrasporangia are elongate
and decussately divided, and occur in large scattered dorsal surface sori. Cystocarps are prominent and conical, on the dorsal surface of the blade, with a network of nutritive filaments and basal nutritive tissue around the suspended, centrally located carposporophyte, with all gonimoblast initials becoming carposporangia. The columnar fusion cell is uniquely crowned by a ring of discoid cells of nonalgal origin.
| Item Type: | Journal Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Grammephora peyssonnelioides gen. et sp. nov., morphology, new genus, new species, reproduction, Rhodophyta, Rhodymeniaceae, Solomon Islands, taxonomy |
| Subjects: | Q Science > QH Natural history > QH301 Biology Q Science > QK Botany |
| Divisions: | Pacific Centre for Environment and Sustainable Development (PACE-SD) |
| Depositing User: | Antoine N'Yeurt |
| Date Deposited: | 29 Oct 2014 02:24 |
| Last Modified: | 29 Oct 2014 02:24 |
| URI: | https://repository.usp.ac.fj/id/eprint/7601 |
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