M. J. Wynne
The Removal of Laingia hookeri (Lyall) Kylin (Delesseriaceae, Rhodophyta) from the Marine Algal Flora of Chile
Chilean specimens identified as Laingia hookeri (Lyall) Kylin and serving as the basis for the first report of this genus from Chile have been examined. Because of their apical structure and the tristromatic structure of their blades and because the cystocarps are borne directly on the primary blade in a scattered arrangement, these specimens have been determined to be Pseudophycodrys phyllophora (J. Agardh) Skottsberg. This species was previously known for southern Chile and with a distribution including the Subantarctic (Falkland Islands, Macquarie Island, Tristan da Cunha, and southern Argentina). Therefore, Laingia is removed from the marine algal flora of Chile.
Botanica Marina, Walter de Gruyter
Print ISSN: 0006-8055
Volume: 44, 02/2001
Pages: 183 - 186
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