Synarthrophyton papillatum sp. nov.: A new species of non-geniculate coralline algae (Rhodophyta, Corallinales, Hapalidiaceae) from South Africa and Namibia

South African Journal of Botany

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 570-582

  Maneveldt, G W ^a   Keats, D W ^a   Chamberlain, Y M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Corallinales; Hapalidiaceae; Non geniculate coralline algae; S. papillatum; South Africa; Synarthrophyton; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

ALGA; ANATOMY; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; MORPHOLOGY; NEW GENUS; NEW SPECIES; RED ALGA; TAXONOMY;

AFRICA; NAMIBIA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ALGAE; CORALLINALES; HAPALIDIACEAE; MELOBESIOIDEAE; POLYCHAETA; RHODOPHYTA; SYNARTHROPHYTON; SYNARTHROPHYTON ECKLONIAE; SYNARTHROPHYTON MAGELLANICUM; SYNARTHROPHYTON MUNIMENTUM; SYNARTHROPHYTON PATENA; SYNARTHROPHYTON ROBBENENSE;

EID: 35348823641     PISSN: 02546299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sajb.2007.05.003     Document Type: Article

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