RHODOPHYCEAE, Ruprecht, 1851

de Clerck, Olivier, Coppejans, Eric, Schils, Tom, Verbruggen, Heroen, Leliaert, Frederik, de Vriese, Thomas & Marie, Daniel, 2004, The marine red algae of Rodrigues (Mauritius, Indian Ocean), Journal of Natural History 38 (23), pp. 3021-3057 : 3022-3023

RHODOPHYCEAE BANGIOPHYCIDAE PORPHYRIDIALES PORPHYRIDIACEAE Stylonema Reinsch * Stylonema alsidii (Zanardini) Drew, 1956: 72 References: Cribb, 1983: 10, pl. 1, figures 4–6 ; Garbary et al., 1980: 144, figure 1a, b (as Goniotrichium alsidii (Zanardini) Howe ); Womersley, 1994: 24, figure 1D, E ; Stegenga et al., 1997: 210, pl. 61, figures 4, 5 .

Type locality. Adriatic Sea.

Voucher and ecology. Microscopic epiphyte on Padina boergesenii ( HEC 14681) .

Indian Ocean distribution. Aldabra Islands, Australia, Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Madagascar, Mauritius ( Børgesen, 1942: 5), Mozambique, Pakistan, Rodrigues (this paper), Seychelles, South Africa, Tanzania.

Figures

FIGS 1–7. Rhodophytes. (1) Gracilaria corticata (HEC 14627). (2) Renouxia antillana (HEC 14804). (3) Platoma cyclocolpa (HEC 14805). (4) Titanophora pikeana (HEC 14875). (5, 6) Cryptonemia crenulata (HEC 14876): (5) general morphology; (6) serrate margin. (7) Cryptonemia crenulata (HEC 15134b): cross-section showing cortex and medulla with densely stained ganglionic cells. Scale bars: 1 cm (1, 3, 4); 2 cm (2, 5); 5 mm (6); 50 Mm (7).