Algae. 2005; 20(4): 271-278.
Re-examination of the Type of Delesseria kurilensis Ruprecht (Delesseriaceae, Rhodophyta)
Michael J. Wynne
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and Herbarium, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, U.S.A.
ABSTRACT
Evidence is presented to demonstrate that the type of Delesseria kurilensis Ruprecht belongs to Congregatocarpus rather than Tokidadendron (both genera of the red algal family Delesseriaceae), and the new combination of Congregatocarpus kurilensis (Ruprecht) M.J. Wynne is proposed.
Keywords :
Congregatocarpus, Delesseria kurilensis, Delesseriaceae, marine algae, Rhodophyta, taxonomy,
