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Species: |
Jania rubens var. corniculata |
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Description: |
Thallus habit: erect, bushy (D), attached by a basal crustose disc. Size: 1-4cm high. Branching: dichotomous, abundant (A). Branches: entangled. Intergenicula: cylindrical, slightly compressed, bearing basal, sometimes articulated projections (horn-like); becoming wider at distal apex, 0.40-0.75mm long x 0.10mm in diameter. Genicula: irregular filaments 90-160µm. Colour of living specimen: from violet pink more or less intense. Colour of dried specimen: white to yellow ivory. Original publication: Yendo, K. (1905). A revised list of Corallinae. Journal of the College of Science, Tokyo Imperial University 20(12): 1-46.
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| Name History |
Participle (Latin), reddish |
| Biogeography |
Alboran Sea: Spain, Morocco; Western Mediterranean Sea (African shores): Algeria; Middle Western Mediterranean Sea: Spain, Italy; North Western Mediterranean Sea: Spain, France, Italy; North Adriatic Sea: Italy; Croatia; Middle Adriatic Sea: Italy, Croatia; South Adriatic Sea: Italy; Albania; South Eastern Mediterranean Sea: Italy, Libya; Middle Eastern Mediterranean Sea: Italy, Turkey, Syria; North Eastern Mediterranean Sea: Turkey. |
| Life Cycle |
Conceptacles: uniporate, intercalary, pedunculate (sometimes terminal), with a short central extension bearing an adventitious branch; diameter up to 300 µm. Tetra/bisporangial conceptacles: uniporate, intercalary with a short central extension bearing an adventitious branch; diameter up to 300 µm. |
| References |
Serio, D., Alongi, G., Catra, M., Cormaci, M. & Furnari, G. (2006). Changes in the benthic algal flora of Linosa Island (Straits of Sicily, Mediterranean Sea). Botanica Marina 49: 135-144. Walker, R.H., Brodie, J., Russell, S., Irvine, L.M. & Orfanidis, S. (2009). Biodiversity of coralline algae in the Northeastern Atlantic including Corallina caespitosa Sp. Nov. (Corallinoideae, Rhodophyta). Journal of Phycology 45: 287-297. |
| Habitat: |
Epilithic or epiphytic on other algae (particularly Cladostephus species), in well-lit sites. Bathymetric distribution: from surface to shallow waters (3 m). |
| Type information: |
Basionym: Corallina corniculata Linnaeus |
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