Phycodrys denticulatus (Tokida) J. M. Freese & C. E. Lane
- Dataset
- Reorganizing parasitic Delesseriaceae: taxonomic revision of Asterocolax
- Rank
- SPECIES
- Published in
- Freese, Jillian M., Lane, Christopher E. (2021): Reorganizing parasitic Delesseriaceae: taxonomic revision of Asterocolax. Phytotaxa 525 (2): 124-136, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.525.2.3
Classification
- kingdom
- Plantae
- phylum
- Rhodophyta
- class
- Florideophyceae
- order
- Ceramiales
- family
- Delesseriaceae
- genus
- Phycodrys
- species
- Phycodrys denticulatus
description
DESCRIPTION: Thallus parasitic on Phycodrys fimbriata (Kuntze) Kylin. The parasitic thallus is yellow in color, 2 mm in diameter, with several cylindrical irregular branches, branches no longer than 3 mm, emerging from a small hemispherical cushion. The protologue description can be found in Tokida (1934).
discussion
REMARKS: Identification of the sequenced specimen as ‘ Asterocolax’ denticulatus was based on the morphological description of the parasite from Tokida (1934) and its occurrence on Phycodrys fimbriata.
etymology
ETYMOLOGY: The specific epithet maintains the original nomenclature assigned to the description of the parasite by Tokida (1934).
materials_examined
TYPE LOCALITY: Robben Island, Sakhalin, Russia (coll. Tokida, 1934) SEQUENCED SPECIMEN: Collected in the Stefansson Sound Boulder Patch in July 2016 at 70 ˚ 19.25 ’ N, 147 ˚ 35.1 ’ W, Barrow, Alaska, USA, deposited NY 03684214, NY 03384216 (coll. A. Muth, 2016, JF 02).