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PLATYSIPHONIA DECUMBENS SP. NOV., A NEW MEMBER OF THE SARCOMENIA GROUP (RHODOPHYTA) FROM WASHINGTON
Author(s) -
Wynne Michael J.
Publication year - 1969
Publication title -
journal of phycology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.85
H-Index - 127
eISSN - 1529-8817
pISSN - 0022-3646
DOI - 10.1111/j.1529-8817.1969.tb02602.x
Subject(s) - ceramiales , biology , thallus , genus , botany , group (periodic table) , species group , ecology , algae , taxonomy (biology) , chemistry , organic chemistry
SUMMARY A new species, Platysiphonia decumbens, belonging to the Sarcomenia group (Rhodophyta, Ceramiales), is described from Puget Sound, Washington. Reproductive thalli are described and illustrated, and the growth of this alga in culture is correlated with observations made on field material. The limits of the genus Platysiphonia Børgesen are broadened to include this species. The relationship of Platysiphonia to Sarcomenia Sonder is discussed .