A New Record of Sargassum alternato-pinnatum Yamada (Fucales, Phaeophyceae) from Taiwan

This report describes Sargassum alternato-pinnatum Yamada as a newly recorded species in Taiwan. The specimens for this study were collected from a shallow tidepool in Lan-yu, Taiwan. This species is characterized by the following features: (1) small discoid holdfast, (2) terete primary branches, (3...

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Main Authors: Hiromori Shimabukuro, Masahio Suzuki, Masami Hamaguchi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: National Taiwan University 2012-03-01
Series:Taiwania
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Online Access:http://tai2.ntu.edu.tw/taiwania/abstract.php?type=abstract&id=1119
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spelling doaj-ebaf2d1654e548488f7a236cfa3492d82020-11-25T00:18:37ZengNational Taiwan UniversityTaiwania0372-333X0372-333X2012-03-01571717610.6165/tai.2012.57(1).71A New Record of Sargassum alternato-pinnatum Yamada (Fucales, Phaeophyceae) from TaiwanHiromori Shimabukuro0Masahio Suzuki1Masami Hamaguchi2National Research Institute of Fisheries and Environment of Inland Sea, Fisheries Research Agency, 2-17-5 Maruishi, Hatsukaichi City, Hiroshima Prefecture, 739-0452, Japan.Department of Elementary Education, Tsuru University, 3-8-1 Tahara, Tsuru, Yamanashi Prefecture, 402-8555, Japan.National Research Institute of Fisheries and Environment of Inland Sea, Fisheries Research Agency, 2-17-5 Maruishi, Hatsukaichi City, Hiroshima Prefecture, 739-0452, Japan.This report describes Sargassum alternato-pinnatum Yamada as a newly recorded species in Taiwan. The specimens for this study were collected from a shallow tidepool in Lan-yu, Taiwan. This species is characterized by the following features: (1) small discoid holdfast, (2) terete primary branches, (3) sharp spines arising from surface of branches, (4) leaves that furcate 1–3 times, (5) spherical vesicles around the apex, (6) pseudozygocarpic receptacles with leaves or vesicle-like tissues, and (7) male and female conceptacles scattered within the receptacles. In this report, we also present a line drawing and photographs for the identification of S. alternato-pinnatum.http://tai2.ntu.edu.tw/taiwania/abstract.php?type=abstract&id=1119Lan-Yumarine algaenew recordSargassaceaeSargassum alternato-pinnatum
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author Hiromori Shimabukuro
Masahio Suzuki
Masami Hamaguchi
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Masahio Suzuki
Masami Hamaguchi
A New Record of Sargassum alternato-pinnatum Yamada (Fucales, Phaeophyceae) from Taiwan
Taiwania
Lan-Yu
marine algae
new record
Sargassaceae
Sargassum alternato-pinnatum
author_facet Hiromori Shimabukuro
Masahio Suzuki
Masami Hamaguchi
author_sort Hiromori Shimabukuro
title A New Record of Sargassum alternato-pinnatum Yamada (Fucales, Phaeophyceae) from Taiwan
title_short A New Record of Sargassum alternato-pinnatum Yamada (Fucales, Phaeophyceae) from Taiwan
title_full A New Record of Sargassum alternato-pinnatum Yamada (Fucales, Phaeophyceae) from Taiwan
title_fullStr A New Record of Sargassum alternato-pinnatum Yamada (Fucales, Phaeophyceae) from Taiwan
title_full_unstemmed A New Record of Sargassum alternato-pinnatum Yamada (Fucales, Phaeophyceae) from Taiwan
title_sort new record of sargassum alternato-pinnatum yamada (fucales, phaeophyceae) from taiwan
publisher National Taiwan University
series Taiwania
issn 0372-333X
0372-333X
publishDate 2012-03-01
description This report describes Sargassum alternato-pinnatum Yamada as a newly recorded species in Taiwan. The specimens for this study were collected from a shallow tidepool in Lan-yu, Taiwan. This species is characterized by the following features: (1) small discoid holdfast, (2) terete primary branches, (3) sharp spines arising from surface of branches, (4) leaves that furcate 1–3 times, (5) spherical vesicles around the apex, (6) pseudozygocarpic receptacles with leaves or vesicle-like tissues, and (7) male and female conceptacles scattered within the receptacles. In this report, we also present a line drawing and photographs for the identification of S. alternato-pinnatum.
topic Lan-Yu
marine algae
new record
Sargassaceae
Sargassum alternato-pinnatum
url http://tai2.ntu.edu.tw/taiwania/abstract.php?type=abstract&id=1119
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