Ohelopapa F.Rousseau, Martin-Lescanne, Payri & L.Le Gall

Florence Rousseau, Delphine Gey & Akira Kurihara, 2017, Molecular phylogenies support taxonomic revision of three species of Laurencia (Rhodomelaceae, Rhodophyta), with the description of a new genus, European Journal of Taxonomy 269, pp. 1-19 : 8

Genus Ohelopapa F.Rousseau, Martin-Lescanne, Payri & L.Le Gall gen. nov.

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English diagnosis

With the characters of the genus Laurencia such as four pericentral cells, but lacking secondary pit connections between cortical cells and ‘corps en cerise’ inclusions in cortical cells.

Etymology

Ohelopapa means “strawberry” in Tahitian, an allusion to the Tahitian origin, the red color, and the many stolons developed by Ohelopapa fexilis .

Type species

Ohelopapa fexilis (Setch.) F.Rousseau, Martin-Lescanne, Payri & L.Le Gall comb. nov. Sole species presently included in the genus.

Figures

Fig. 3. Ohelopapa fexilis (Setch.). A. Voucher specimen (01 A 07  /  UPF 4223) collected at Tahiti (type locality). B. Transversal section through outer cortex showing a translucent outermost cortical layer lacking secondary pit connections between cells.