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Taxonomic biodiversity of geniculate coralline red algae (Corallinales, Rhodophyta) from the
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CIIMAR (Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental) Rua dos Bragas, 289 - 4050-123 Porto,
Portugal
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Grupo de Biología Marinha, Departamento de Biologia, Universidade dos Azores, Rua Mãe de Deus 58, Apart.
Baja California Sur, Km. 5.5, Carretera al Sur. Apdo. Postal 19-B. C.P. 23080, México
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Departamento de Biología Vegetal (Botánica), Universidad de La Laguna, E-38271, La Laguna, Tenerife, Islas
Canarias, España
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Corresponding author: e-mail alquicira@uac.pt, phone:+351296650106; fax number: +351296650100
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Abstract
A catalogue and critical review of species and infraspecific taxa of non-fossil geniculate coralline red algae
(Corallinales, Rhodophyta) previously reported from the Macaronesian region are presented along with an
assessment of species diversity in the region. Published records of geniculate coralline algae are included along
with comments relating to type material. Within the catalogue, taxa are organized alphabetically by genus and
within this by final epithet. From the 31 taxa recorded, 4 are based on type collections from Macaronesian
localities. The types of most species and infraspecific taxa reported from the region have yet to be re-examined
in a modern context, and most Macaronesian records require verification. The biodiversity of Macaronesian
Introduction
The Macaronesian region sensu lacto includes the Azores, Madeira and Salvage Islands (Portugal), the Canaries
(Spain) and Cape Verde Islands (Fig. 1). The first studies of (non-fossil) coralline geniculate red algae
(Corallinales, Rhodophyta) in this region go back to the beginning of the XIX century with the paper of Lamarck
(1815: 233, 237), who described Corallina millegrana and Corallina purpurata for the Canary Islands.
for the region, was done by the Dutch oceanographic expeditions CANCAP, in the 1970s and 1980s, with
material collected in the Azores, Madeira, Salvage, the Canaries and Cape Verde Islands (Prud’homme van
Reine 1988).
Historical revisions of phycological studies including the coralline algae are those by Neto (1994) for
the Azores, Levring (1974) and Neto et al. (2001) for Madeira, Afonso-Carrillo (1988) and Haroun et al. (2002)
for the Canary Islands and Prud’homme van Reine (1988) for Cape Verde Islands. The accounts of the coralline
algae published by Price et al. (1986, 1992) include information on Macaronesian material but only for Cape
Verde and the Canary Islands. The work of John et al. (2004) also included data from Madeira but the Azores
Currently there are 31 names of geniculate coralline seaweeds reported for the Macaronesian region but
there is no published information compiling the data from the various archipelagos. Information is also lacking
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on basionym, type material locality, localization, and illustrations, current nomenclatural situation and
taxonomic status.
The present study provides a baseline summary and analysis of existing taxonomic information on the
geniculate Corallinales for the Macaronesian region sensu lacto, along with comments and/or nomenclatural
notes as required.
The species records were compiled from identification keys, floristic studies, checklists and published
catalogues. Unpublished theses and reports were not considered because some involved names that are not
effectively published in the context of the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature (ICBN, McNeill et al.
2006).
The type material of a number of taxa of geniculate Corallinales reported from the Macaronesian region
has not been studied in the modern context of taxonomy, meaning that the descriptions are incomplete and
factually inaccurate, include criteria that are unreliable and are not based on original research encompassing
specific morphological, anatomical and ultrastructural investigations. The presence or absence of genicula in
those taxa has been inferred from the genus in which the taxon was placed originally. Thus, taxa whose types
have not been studied in a modern context but that originally were described as species or infraspecific taxa of
Taxa are listed in alphabetical order by the currently accepted name for the genera and constitutent
species. For each taxon, the following information is provided: basionym, type material localization, type
locality, published illustrations of type material, reference to its study in a modern context and current
placement/name. Table 1 summarizes this information. Published records for the Macaronesian region are also
provided, following a north-south latitudinal order: Azores, Madeira, Salvage Islands, Canary Islands and Cape
Verde Islands. For each archipelago, homotypic synonyms are arranged in chronological order, with author
In the case of taxa for which the type material is not known, or when known, was not revised, nor were
the specimens studied in the modern context of taxonomy the status and/or disposition of the taxa is reported as
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uncertain. Family names of authors are written out in full and Herbarium abbreviations follow Holmgren and
Holmgren (1998).
Catalogue
Amphiroa
Currently the genus Amphiroa is recognized as one of six genera in the Corallinaceae, subfamily
Lithophylloideae (Bailey 1999, table 4, p. 214). Presently its generic concept is consensual and a detailed
diagnosis is provided by Womersley and Johansen (1996: 283-284) and Harvey et al. (2009: 259; table 1, p.
260). The relationship between Amphiroa and other Lithophylloideae genera is provided in Woelkerling et al.
(2002, table 2, p. 370; table 3, p. 372). The work by Afonso-Carrillo and Sansón (1999: 33-34) provides a key
Basionym: Amphiroa beauvoisii J. V. Lamouroux 1816: 299-300. Holotype: CN (Norris and Johansen 1981: 6);
illustrations: Norris and Johansen (1981, fig. 7b, p.6) and Harvey et al. (2009, figs 18-21, p. 270; figs 22-23,
Current placement/name: A. beauvoisii J. V. Lamouroux according to Norris and Johansen (1981: 6) and Harvey
Published records:
AZORES: Gain (1914: 22), Schmidt (1931: 67), Feldmann (1946: 421), Ardré (1970: 224), Cordeiro-Marino
(1978: 46), South and Tittley (1986: 42), Reyes and Sansón (1991: 74), Schneider and Searles (1991: 226),
Neto (1994: 25), Prud’homme van Reine et al. (1994: 70), Tittley and Neto (1994: 7), Cremades et al. (1997:
MADEIRA: Levring (1974: 68), Augier (1985: 101) and John et al. (2004: 58).
CANARY ISLANDS: Afonso-Carrillo et al. (1984: 30), Price et al. (1986: 10), Gil-Rodríguez et al. (1987:
146; 2003: 25), Viera-Rodríguez (1987: 241), Afonso-Carrillo and Sansón (1989: 26; 1999: 195), Guadalupe
et al. (1995: 37), Haroun et al. (2002: 146), Sangil et al. (2003a: 87; 2004: 89) and Muñoz et al. (2007: 107).
Basionym: Corallina verrucosa Zanardini 1840: 136. Neotype: MCVE unnumbered, Zanardini’s original
collection nr. 14 (Rosas-Alquicira et al. In press); illustrations: Hamel and Lemoine (1953, pl. 5, p. 43) and
Rosas-Alquicira et al. (In press, figs 1, 4-20) as Amphiroa verruculosa Kützing; Rosas-Alquicira et al. (In press,
figs 27-36) as Amphiroa cryptarthrodia Zanardini. Syntype localities: Trieste and Dalmazia, Adriatic Sea
Current placement/name: A. cryptarthrodia Zanardini according to Rosas-Alquicira et al. (In press) based on the
study of neotype material. Afonso-Carrillo et al. (1983: 46) cited the presence of A. cryptathrodia at the Canaries
as dubious.
Published records:
AZORES: Schmidt (1931: 67), Audiffred and Weisscher (1984: 17), South and Tittley (1986: 42), Neto
(1994: 25), Tittley and Neto (1994: 7) and Rosas-Alquicira and Neto (pers. obs.).
MADEIRA: Levring (1974: 68), Audiffred and Weisscher (1984: 17, 33) and John et al. (2004: 58).
SALVAGE ISLANDS: Audiffred and Weisscher (1984: 17,33), Price et al. (1986: 11) and John et al. (2004:
58).
CANARY ISLANDS: Lemoine (1929: 71), Gil-Rodríguez and Afonso-Carrillo (1980: 35), Price et al. (1986:
Basionym: Amphiroa exilis Harvey 1849: 95. Syntypes: TCD specimens Darwin 595 (with annotation Det. H.W.
Johansen Sept 1967) and Darwin 629 (two specimens), BM Darwin 595 (one sheet with the stamp of
Hookerianum Herbarium 1867 and the annotation A. exilis) and Darwin 629 (with the annotation A. exilis);
illustrations: Porter (1987, BM Darwin 595, fig. 1, p. 188; BM Darwin 629, fig. 2, p. 189). Type locality:
Botofogo Bay, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Porter 1987: 188-189); Algoa Bay, Cape Province, South Africa (Silva et
Current placement/name: A. beauvoisii J. V. Lamouroux but status and disposition uncertain as the type was not
studied in a modern context. Yendo (1905: 4) based on Madam Weber-van Bosse observations (1904: 100) of
Harvey’s plants (A. exilis presumed type material) proposed A. exilis as a heterotypic synonym of A. beauvoisii.
The synonym A. beauvoisii was accepted by Prud’Homme van Reine (1994: 70) based on the concept of Price et
al. (1986) for the Azorean material of A. exilis which had been collected and identified by Piccone (1889). In
contrast to Prud’homme van Reine et al. (1994), we think the name A. exilis should be kept until more
Published records:
AZORES: Agardh (1870: 363), Piccone (1889: 209) and Tittley et al. (1998: 467).
Basionym: Corallina fragilissima Linnaeus 1758: 806. Holotype: LINN (Yoshida 1998: 533); illustrations:
Lamouroux (1821, tab. 21, fig. d) and Weber-van Bosse (1904, fig. 19, pl. XVI) as Amphiroa fragilissima
Current placement/name: A. fragilissima (Linnaeus) J. V. Lamouroux according to Weber-van Bosse (1904: 90-
Published records:
AZORES:
Amphiroa fragilissima (Linnaeus) J. V. Lamouroux. South and Tittley (1986: 42), Prud’homme van Reine
(1988: 179), Neto (1994: 25) and Rosas-Alquicira and Neto (pers. obs.).
MADEIRA:
CANARY ISLANDS:
Amphiroa fragilissima J. V. Lamouroux. Afonso-Carrillo et al. (1983: 30), Prud’homme van Reine et al.
(1984: 32), Price et al. (1986: 73), Afonso-Carrillo (1986: 190), González et al. (1986: 315), Viera-
Rodríguez (1987: 242), Reyes and Sansón (1991: 74), Elejabeitia et al. (1992: 3), Pinedo et al. (1992: 32),
Guadalupe et al. (1995: 37), Afonso-Carrillo and Sansón (1999: 195), Gil-Rodríguez et al. (2003: 25),
Montañés et al. (2003: 124) and Sangil et al. (2003a: 87; 2004: 89; 2003b: 310).
Amphiroa fragilissima. Jorge et al. (1984: 118) and Afonso-Carrillo and Sansón (1989: 26).
Amphiroa fragilissima (Linnaeus) J. V. Lamouroux. Price et al. (1986: 73) and Otero-Schmitt and
Basionym: Amphiroa rigida J. V. Lamouroux 1816: 297. Holotype: CN (Norris and Johansen 1981: 20);
illustrations: Lamouroux (1816, pl. 11, fig. 1, p. 297); Cremades et al. (1997, PC, fig. C, p. 16). Type locality:
Current placement/name: A. rigida J. V. Lamouroux according to Norris and Johansen (1981: 21) based on study
of holotype material. The presence of this species in the Canary Islands was confirmed by Haroun et al. (2002:
139) but authors did not mentioned if they saw the material. This species is closely related to A. cryptarthrodia
Zanardini, and it is likely that the reports of A. rigida in the Azores correspond to misdeterminations of A.
Published records:
AZORES: Piccone (1889: 208), South and Tittley (1986: 42), Neto (1994: 25) and Tittley et al. (1998: 467).
Amphiroa cf. rigida J.V. Lamouroux. Tittley and Neto (1994: 7).
CANARY ISLANDS: Price et al. (1986: 12), Guadalupe et al. (1995: 37), Gil-Rodríguez et al. (2003: 25)
Basionym: Amphiroa verrucosa Kützing 1841:18. Holotype: L 0055675; illustrations: Kützing (1849, pl. 79, fig.
III, p. 700) and Rosas-Alquicira et al. (In press, figs 27-36) as Amphiroa verruculosa. Type locality: Adriatic Sea
Current placement/name: A. cryptarthrodia Zanardini according to Rosas-Alquicira et al. (In press) based on the
study of neotype material. Neto et al. (2001: 412) cited a doubtful record of A. verruculosa from the Archipelago
of Madeira.
Published records.
Cheilosporum
The genera Cheilosporum, Haliptilon and Jania were grouped into the Janieae tribe, subfamily Corallinoideae,
based on the combination of the following features: i) presence of a thick carposporophytic fusion cell; ii)
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gonimoblastic filaments arising from fusion cell margins; iii) male conceptacles chambers narrow with a short
canal and iv) few tetrasporangia per conceptacle (Johansen and Silva 1978: 413; table 1, p. 414). According to
these authors, Cheilosporum distinguishes from other Janieae genera by possessing a marginal rather than axial
location of conceptacles and the presence of pronounced intergenicular lobes. A complete diagnosis of the genus
was provided by Johansen (1981, appendix 1, p. 216). Womersley and Johansen (1996: 296) included a key for
the Janieae genera in their book for Southern Australia where they mentioned as segregating generic characters,
the branching pattern of the main axes, the intergenicular shape and the conceptacles position. Kim et al. (2007),
based on combined molecular (SSU rDNA) and anatomical data (table 1, p. 1313), determined that these
characters were not useful to separate the three genera. They concluded that the Janieae should be merged only
into the single genus Jania recognized by the generic characters previously listed by Johansen and Silva (1978:
413; table 1, p. 414). This conclusion was followed by Woelkerling et al. (2008). Walker et al. (2009), based on
cox1 and 18S rRNA analysis of Haliptilon squamatum and Jania rubens, also concluded they were not distinct
but suggested that the clarification of the phylogenetic position of Haliptilon and Jania required more
comparisons and study of original material of the genera involved. We share the opinion of Walker et al. (2009),
a reason why in the present catalogue, the genera and species of Cheilosporum, Haliptilon and Jania are treated
separately.
Basionym: Amphiroa elegans J. D. Hooker & Harvey 1849: 101. Type: TCD Colenso specimen 630;
illustrations: Harvey (1849, pl. 38 lower left, p. 101). Type locality: New Zealand (Woelkerling and Nelson
2004: 54).
Current placement/name: Cheilosporum elegans J. E. Areschoug but status and disposition of species uncertain
as the type was not studied in a modern context (Woelkerling and Nelson 2004: 55). This conclusion was based
on specimens originally described by Hooker and Harvey (in Harvey, 1849: 101) under the name Amphiroa
elegans, an illegitimate name (ICBN Art. 53.1) since it is a later homonym of Amphiroa elegans Sonder (1845:
55), now considered a heterotypic synonym of Metagoniolithon stelliferum (Lamarck) Ducker (Silva et al. 1996:
260). Womersley and Johansen (1996: 315, 317) mentioned C. elegans J. E. Areschoug and also Amphiroa
elegans J. D. Hooker & Harvey in Harvey, nom. illeg. as heterotypic synonyms of Cheilosporum sagittatum
(Lamouroux) J. E. Areschoug. A similar suggestion was made by Moura and Guimarães (2002: 69) for C.
elegans (J. D. Hooker & Harvey in Harvey) Areschoug. These suggestions, however, were made without
reviewing type material. Later, Kim et al. (2007) based on molecular and reproductive features proposed to
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merge material of Cheilosporum and Haliptilon within Jania genus and suggested the new combination Jania
cultrata (Harvey) J. H. Kim, Guiry & H.-G. Choi comb. nov. This conclusion, however, was not based on type
material observations.
Published records:
Cheilosporum elegans (J. D. Hooker & Harvey) J. E. Areschoug. Askenasy (1896: 26) and Price et al.
(1986: 65).
Corallina
Currently the genus Corallina is recognized to belong to the Corallinaceae, subfamily Corallinoideae (Johansen
1981, table 9, p. 188; Harvey et al. 2003, table 4, p. 995). Its generic concept is consensual. The main
characteristics are listed in Johansen (1981: 217), and a detailed diagnosis is provided by Womersley and
Johansen (1996: 289-290). The relationship between Corallina and other Corallinoideae genera is provided by
Basionym: Corallina deshayesii Montagne 1846: 130. Type: not found; illustrations: not found. Type locality: not
found.
Current placement/name: C. deshayesii Montagne but status and disposition uncertain as the type was not
studied in a modern context. Price et al. (1986: 73) mentioned that C. deshayesii may well be a synonym of
Corallina mediterranea J. E. Areschoug. The designation/localization of the type material and its study in a
Published records:
Basionym: Corallina elongata J. Ellis & Solander 1786: 119. Lectotype: Ellis’s illustrations designated by Irvine
and Johansen (1994: 41); illustrations: Ellis (1755, pl. 24, fig. 3, p.49). Type locality: Cornwall, England (Irvine
Current placement/name: C. elongata J. Ellis & Solander according to Irvine and Johansen (1994: 41) based on
the study of lectotype material. Walker et al. (2009) in their integrative taxonomic approach including
phylogenetic reconstructions based on the cox1 and 18S rRNA genes in addition to a comparative morphological
assessment study identified three clusters. C. officinalis sensu stricto and C. elongata from Britain corresponded
to similar groups in the cox1 tree whereas the sequences of the unidentified Corallina specimens from Madeira
and Tenerife clustered with sequences of C. caespitosa R. H. Walker, J. Brodie & L. M. Irvine and C. elongata
from other locations. The results indicate that the name C. elongata has been misapplied in both the Atlantic and
Mediterranean. While the concept of the species is not disputed for those samples from Britain and Ireland, the
samples from Greece are C. caespitosa, and those from elsewhere in the Atlantic are of an unknown species and
should be re-evaluated. Higher divergences as observed in the sequences identified to the genus from Tenerife
and Madeira in the cox1 gene can be interpreted as the result of geographical isolation and gene pool
fragmentation (Hebert et al. 2003). These islands are geographically isolated in the Atlantic but it is not known if
the populations interbreed with populations from elsewhere in the Atlantic and Mediterranean. For the
Published records:
AZORES: Castro and Viegas (1983: 20), South and Tittley (1986: 42), Tittley and Neto (1994: 8), Toste et
Corallina elongata. Neto (1994: 26, 2000a: 139, 2000b: 490) and Prud’homme van Reine et al. (1994:
MADEIRA: Audiffred and Prud'homme van Reine (1985: 38) and John et al. (2004: 73).
SALVAGE ISLANDS: Price et al. (1986: 73), Prud'homme van Reine et al. (1994: 81) and John et al. (2004:
73).
CANARY ISLANDS: Price et al. (1986: 73), Viera-Rodríguez and Wildpret de la Torre (1986: 215),
González et al. (1986: 316), Viera-Rodríguez (1987: 242), Viera-Rodríguez et al. (1987: 273), Reyes and
Sansón (1991: 79), Ballesteros et al. (1992: 516), Pinedo et al. (1992: 36), Kristiansen et al. (1993: 95), Irvine
and Johansen (1994: 42), Prud’homme van Reine et al. (1994: 81), Guadalupe et al. (1995: 37), Rojas-
González and Afonso-Carrillo (2000: 129; 2004: 138), Gil-Rodríguez et al. (2003: 25), Haroun et al. (2003:
108), Montañés et al. (2003: 124), Sangil et al. (2003a: 94 103 , 2003b: 311 , 2004: 89, 2005: 326), Afonso-
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Carrillo and Sobrino (2004: 149), John et al. (2004: 73), Muñoz et al. (2007: 107) and Afonso-Carrillo et al.
(2009: 238).
Corallina elongata. Afonso-Carrillo (1980a: 7, 1980b: 54), Delgado et al. (1984: 105), Haroun et al.
(1984: 111), Jorge et al. (1984: 118), Afonso-Carrillo and Sansón (1989: 25), Gil-Rodríguez et al. (1992:
101), Hardisson et al. (1998: 945-950) and Tuya and Haroun (2006: 17).
Basionym : Corallina granifera J. Ellis & Solander 1786: 120. Type: whereabouts uncertain (Woelkerling and
Nelson 2004 : 56); illustrations: Ellis and Solander (1786, tab. 21, fig. c.C., p.120). Type locality: Mediterranean
Current placement/name: C. granifera J. Ellis & Solander but status and disposition uncertain as the type was
not studied in a modern context. Ardissone (1883: 465) and Yendo (1905: 30) cited C. granifera as a synonym of
Corallina virgata Zanardini but no revision of type material was made. The designation/localization of the type
Published records:
AZORES: Gain (1914: 22), Lemoine (1924 :130), Schmidt (1929b: 172, 1931: 65), Feldmann (1946: 421),
Weisscher (1982: 31, 1983: 63) and Audiffred and Weisscher (1984: 20).
Corallina granifera. Chapman (1955: 801) and Audiffred and Prud’homme van Reine (1985: 38).
CANARY ISLANDS: Price et al (1986: 74) and González et al. (1986: 316).
Corallina granifera. Afonso-Carrillo (1980b: 54), Delgado et al. (1984: 105) and Price et al. (1986: 74).
Jania granifera Decaisne. Vickers (1896: 306) and Price et al. (1986: 74).
MADEIRA: Lemoine (1924: 130), Børgesen (1929: 70), Schmidt (1931: 101), Seoane-Camba (1965: 110),
Weisscher (1982: 31, 1983: 63), Audiffred and Weisscher (1984: 20, 33) and Audiffred and Prud’homme van
Jania granifera Decaisne. Gain (1914: 7) and Neto et al. (2001: 403).
CAPE VERDE ISLANDS: Weisscher (1982: 31) and Price et al. (1986: 74).
Basionym: Corallina lobata J. V. Lamouroux 1816: 286. Holotype: CN; illustrations: not found. Type locality:
Current placement/name: C. lobata J. V. Lamouroux. Examination of a fragment of the type material revealed
stable characters at the genus level (Garbary and Johansen 1982: 212), but the status as a distinct species within
the genus remains uncertain until comparative studies of relevant types are undertaken. Afonso-Carrillo
(unpublished information) verified that the type material of C. lobata was not different from the actual concept
of Haliptilon virgatum (Zanardini) Garbary & H. W. Johansen (for further comments see Price et al. 1992: 125).
As C. lobata is an older name it would have priority over C. virgata Zanardini (1840) (Afonso-Carrillo and
Sansón 1999: 151-152). For more information see Haliptilon virgatum entry.
Published records:
CANARY ISLANDS: Lamouroux (1816: 286), Afonso-Carrillo et al. (1983: 46, 1984: 26, 30), Price et al.
(1986: 75), Reyes and Afonso-Carrillo (1993: 127), Afonso-Carrillo and Sansón (1999: 151).
Basionym: Corallina mediterranea J. E. Areschoug 1852: 568. Type: Herb. Reg. Acad. Scientiarum Holm;
Current placement/name: C. mediterranea J. E. Areschoug but status and disposition uncertain as the type was
not studied in a modern context. Ardré (1970: 226) and Solms-Laubach (1881 in Ardissone 1883: 464)
mentioned that the criteria used to distinguish C. mediterranea and Corallina officinalis Linnaeus were
unsatisfactory and that further research was needed before any decision to merge both species. The historical use
of C. mediterranea or C. officinalis at Salvagens Islands (Madeira) and in the Canary Islands is discussed in
Prud’homme van Reine et al. (1994: 81) redefined the C. mediterranea material recorded by Grunow
(1868: 77) for the Archipelago of Madeira as C. elongata J. Ellis & Solander in the Afonso-Carrillo and Sansón
(1989) concept. This synonym was generalized by Price et al. (1986: 73, as C. elongata Johnst. Newton 1931:
313) and published as valid by Irvine and Johansen (1994: 41) but only based on the study of the lectotype of C.
elongata.
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For details on the relationship between C. mediterranea, C. elongata and C. officinalis, see C.
Published records:
AZORES: Lemoine (1924: 130), Schmidt (1931: 65), Feldmann (1946: 419), Ardré et al. (1974: 178), Tittley
MADEIRA: Grunow (1868: 77), Lemoine (1924: 130), Schmidt (1931: 101) and John et al. (2004: 73).
CANARY ISLANDS: Lemoine (1924: 130), Børgesen (1929: 68), Schmidt (1931: 101), Feldmann (1946:
407), Seoane-Camba (1965: 110), Kohlmeyer (1967: 143), Santos Guerra et al. (1970: 24), Acuña González
(1972: 5), Santos Guerra (1972: 95), Perez-Cirera (1975: 19), Afonso-Carrillo et al. (1978: 232) and Price et
Corallina mediterranea. Vickers (1896: 295), Sauvageau (1912: 210) and González (1977b: 100).
Basionym: Corallina microptera Montagne 1846: 130. Type: M Bourgeau; PC (Afonso-Carrillo and Sansón
1999: 152); illustrations: not found. Type locality: Orotava, Tenerife, the Canaries (Montagne 1846: 130).
Current placement/name: C. microptera Montagne. Examination of a fragment of the type material revealed
stable characters at the genus level (Garbary and Johansen 1982: 212), but the status as a distinct species within
genus remains uncertain until comparative studies of relevant types are undertaken. According to Bornet (1892)
C. microptera from the Canary Islands is just a small form of C. elongata (as C. mediterranea J. E. Areschoug,
Afonso-Carrillo and Sansón 1999: 152). Revision of the type material revealed stable characters at the genus
level (Garbary and Johansen 1982: 212). The study of type specimens in a modern context is required for
specific diagnosis.
Published records:
AZORES:
Basionym: Corallina millegrana Lamarck 1815: 233. Holotype: PC 0028655 General Herbarium; illustrations:
not found. Type locality: Tenerife, the Canaries (Lamarck 1815: 233).
Current placement/name: C. millegrana Lamarck. Examination of a fragment of the type material revealed stable
characters at the genus level (Garbary and Johansen 1982: 212), but the status as a distinct species within genus
Published records:
Basionym: Corallina officinalis Linnaeus 1758: 805. Lectotype: LINN 1293. 9 (Irvine and Johansen 1994: 44);
illustrations: Walker et al. (2009, C. officinalis, fig. 5a; Corallina compacta Crouan & Crouan (PC), fig. 5b;
Corallina nana Zanardini (MCVE), fig. 5c; Corallina calvadosii J. V. Lamouroux (PC), figs 5 d-e, p. 296). Type
Current placement/name: C. officinalis Linnaeus according to Irvine and Johansen (1994: 44) and Walker et al.
(2009: 295) based on the study of lectotype material. Afonso-Carrillo et al. (1983: 46) mentioned the presence of
C. officinalis in the Canary Islands as doubtful. Prud’homme van Reine et al. (1994: 81) studying the material
collected by Piccone and housed at PAD Herbarium redefined C. officinalis from Azores (Piccone 1889: 209),
Canaries (Piccone 1884: 42) and Madeira (Piccone 1884: 42) as C. elongata J. Ellis & Solander in the concept of
Afonso-Carrillo (pers. comm.). However no revision of the type material was made. Irvine and Johansen (1994:
44) provided a detailed account of C. officinalis in the British Isles whilst Womersley and Johansen (1996: 291)
For details on the relationship between C. officinalis, C. elongata and C. mediterranea J. E. Areschoug
Published records:
AZORES: Piccone (1889: 209), Gain (1914: 15, 22), Schmidt (1931: 65), Feldmann (1946: 419), Levring
(1974: 69), Audiffred (1985: 174), Weisscher (1983: 64), Audiffred and Prud’homme van Reine (1985: 38),
South and Tittley (1986: 42), Neto (1994: 26), Tittley and Neto (1994: 8, 2000: 20) and Tittley et al. (1998:
468).
MADEIRA: Piccone (1884: 42-43), Barton (1897: 374), Gain (1914: 7), Schmidt (1931: 101), Levring
(1974: 69), Weisscher (1983: 64), Audiffred and Weischer (1984: 33), Audiffred (1985: 174) and Neto et al.
(2001: 403).
Corallina mediterranea Aresch = Corallina officinalis L. Audiffred and Weisscher (1984 : 33).
SALVAGE ISLANDS: Price et al. (1986: 75) and John et al. (2004:73).
CANARY ISLANDS: Price et al. (1986: 75), Viera-Rodríguez (1987: 242), Viera-Rodríguez et al. (1987:
273), Afonso-Carrillo and Sansón (1999: 195), Gil-Rodríguez et al. (2003: 25) and John et al. (2004: 73).
Haliptilon
The generic concept of this genus is not consensual. For the relationship between Haliptilon and other Janieae
genera see Cheilosporum entry. According to Womersley and Johansen (1996: 296) Haliptilon distinguishes
from other Janieae genera by possessing a thallus pinnate with compressed axial intergenicula without lobes,
usually bearing two or more subterete branchlets, sometimes adventitiously; conceptacles in terminal branchlets,
usually single and with apical pores; spore producing conceptacles with 1-3 branchlets.
Basionym: Jania cubensis Montagne ex Kützing, 1849: 709-710. Type: Montagne Herbarium (Agardh 1852);
illustrations: Garbary and Johansen (1982, fig. 10, p. 216) as Haliptilon cubensis (Montagne ex Kützing)
fragment of the type material revealed stable characters at the genus level (Garbary and Johansen 1982: 212), but
the status as a distinct species within genus remains uncertain until comparative studies of relevant types are
done. Following their suggestion to merge material of Cheilosporum and Haliptilon within the Jania genus (Kim
et al. 2007, see Cheilosporum entry), these authors suggested the new combination J. cubensis (Montagne ex
Kützing 1849, p. 709–10). According to Afonso-Carrillo (unpublished results) plants from the Canary Islands
reported as Corallina cubensis (Montagne ex Kützing) Kützing or H. cubensis are not morphologically different
Published records:
CANARY ISLANDS:
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Corallina cubensis. Delgado et al. (1984: 105) and Jorge et al. (1984: 118).
Corallina cubensis (Montagne) Kützing. Gil-Rodríguez and Afonso-Carrillo (1980: 36), Afonso-Carrillo
et al. (1983: 30, 1984: 32) and Price et al. (1992: 125).
Haliptilon cubense (Montagne ex Kützing) Garbary & H. W. Johansen. Gil-Rodríguez et al. (2003: 25)
Corallina cubensis Montagne ex Kützing. Askenasy (1896: 26) and Price et al. (1992: 125).
Basionym: Corallina purpurata Lamarck 1815: 237. Type: PC; illustrations: not found. Type locality: Tenerife,
Current placement/name: H. purpuratum (Lamarck) Garbary & H. W. Johansen. Examination of the thallus
surface of a fragment of the type material revealed stable characters at the genus level (Garbary and Johansen
1982: 212), but the status as a distinct species within genus remains uncertain until comparative studies of
relevant types are undertaken. Afonso-Carrillo and Sansón (1999: 153) mentioned that according to the original
description of C. purpurata and the variable morphology of Haliptilon virgatum (Zanardini) Garbary & H. W.
Johansen these two species are not distinct and a revision of both species based on examination of type material
is recommended.
Published records:
CANARY ISLANDS:
Haliptilon purpuratum (Lamarck) Garbary & H. W. Johansen. Afonso-Carrillo and Sansón (1999: 153,
195).
Basionym: Corallina squamata Linnaeus 1758: 806. Lectotype: Ellis’s illustrations designated by Irvine and
Johansen (1994: 50); illustrations: Ellis (1755, pl. 24, fig. c.C, p. 63). Type locality: European Seas (Lamouroux
1816: 287).
Current placement/name: Haliptilon squamatum (Linnaeus) Johansen, L. Irvine & Webster according to
Johansen et al. (1973: 212) and Irvine and Johansen (1994: 49) based on the study of lectotype material.
Prud’homme van Reine et al. (1994: 81) examining the material collected by Piccone from Azores (1889), the
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Canaries (1884) and Madeira (Grunow 1868) housed at PAD Herbarium considered it as H. virgatum
(Zanardini) Garbary & H. W. Johansen, following the concept of Afonso-Carrillo and Sansón (1989: 25).
Nevertheless the type material was not observed. The presence of H. squamatum in the Archipelagos of Madeira
and the Canaries is dubious and needs confirmation (Afonso-Carrillo et al. 1983: 46; Neto et al. 2001: 412). Kim
et al. (2007: 1317) based on molecular and reproductive features proposed the new combination Jania squamata
Published records:
AZORES:
Corallina squamata J. Ellis & Solander. Schmidt (1929b: 171, 1931: 65) and Feldmann (1946: 419).
Haliptilon squamatum (Linnaeus) H.W. Johansen., L.M. Irvine & A.M. Webster. South and Tittley
MADEIRA:
Corallina squamata J. Ellis & Solander. Grunow (1868: 78) and Schmidt (1929b : 171, 1931: 101).
Haliptilon squamatum (Linnaeus) H. W. Johansen, L.M. Irvine & A.M. Webster. John et al. (2004: 86).
CANARY ISLANDS:1
(1983: 46), Price et al. (1992: 125), Irvine and Johansen (1994: 49), Irvine and Johansen (1994: 49),
Afonso-Carrillo and Sansón (1999: 195), Gil-Rodríguez et al. (2003: 25) and John et al. (2004: 86).
Basionym: Corallina virgata Zanardini 1844: 1025. Type: MCVE (Stafleu and Cowan 1988: 516); illustrations:
Current placement/name: H. virgatum (Zanardini) Garbary & H. W. Johansen. Examination of a fragment of the
type material revealed stable characters at the genus level (Garbary and Johansen 1982: 212), but the status as a
distinct species within genus remains uncertain until comparative studies of relevant types are done. Kim et al.
(2007) based on molecular and reproductive features proposed to merge Haliptilon within Jania genus (see
Cheilosporum entry) but did not suggest a new combination for H. virgatum.
For the relationship between H. virgatum and Corallina lobata J. V. Lamouroux, see C. lobata entry.
Published records:
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AZORES: Piccone (1889: 210) and Neto and Tittley (1995: 490).
Haliptylon virgatum (Zanardini) Garbary & H. W. Johansen. South and Tittley (1986: 42), Prud’homme
van Reine et al. (1994: 81), Tittley and Neto (1994: 9), Tittley et al. (1998: 468) and Wallenstein and
MADEIRA:
Haliptilon virgatum (Zanardini) Garbary & H. W. Johansen. Audiffred and Prud'homme van Reine (1985:
CANARY ISLANDS: Piccone (1889: 210) and Price et al. (1992: 125).
Haliptilon virgata (Zanardini) Garbary & H. W. Johansen. Viera-Rodríguez and Wildpret de la Torre
(1986: 217), Price et al. (1992: 125), Prud’homme van Reine et al. (1994: 94), Afonso-Carrillo and
Sansón (1999: 195), Rojas-González and Afonso-Carrillo (2002b: 100), Gil-Rodríguez et al. (2003: 25)
Haliptilon virgatum. Gil-Rodríguez et al. (1992: 112) and Prud’homme van Reine et al. (1994: 81).
Haliptilon virgatum (Zanardini) Garbary & H. W. Johansen. Elejabeitia et al. (1992: 8), Pinedo et al.
(1992: 39), Guadalupe et al. (1995: 37), Haroun et al. (2003: 108), Montañés et al. (2003: 124), Sangil et
al. (2003a: 103, 2003b, 2004: 89: 311, 2005: 326) and John et al. (2004: 87).
Jania
The generic concept of this genus is not consensual. For the relationship between Jania and other Janieae genera
see Cheilosporum entry. According to Womersley and Johansen (1996: 296), Jania distinguishes from other
Janieae genera by possessing a dichotomous thallus with terete or compressed intergenicula bearing axial
conceptacles.
Basionym: Jania adhaerens J. V. Lamouroux 1816: 270. Holotype: CN (Johansen 1971: 247; Cribb 1983);
Current placement/name: J. adhaerens J. V. Lamouroux but status and disposition uncertain as the type was not
Published records:
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AZORES: South and Tittley (1986: 42), Prud’homme van Reine (1988: 179), Neto (1994: 26, 2001: 104),
SALVAGE ISLANDS: Price et al. (1992:135), Kristiansen et al. (1993: 95) and John et al. (2004: 93).
CANARY ISLANDS: Afonso-Carrillo (1980b: 55), Gil-Rodríguez and Afonso-Carrillo (1980: 36), Afonso-
Carrillo et al. (1984: 30), González et al. (1986: 319), Afonso-Carrillo and Sansón (1989: 26, 1999: 196),
Reyes and Sansón (1991: 79), Ballesteros et al. (1992: 520), Pinedo et al. (1992: 40), Price et al. (1992: 135),
Ballesteros (1993: 21), Kristiansen et al. (1993: 95), Guadalupe et al. (1995: 37), Reyes et al. (2000: 140),
Haroun et al. (2002: 146, 2003: 110), Rojas-González and Afonso-Carrillo (2002b: 102), Gil-Rodríguez et al.
(2003: 25), Montañés et al. (2003: 124), Sangil et al. (2003a: 103, 2003b: 311), John et al. (2004: 93), Sangil
et al. (2004: 89, 2005: 326) and Muñoz et al. (2007: 107).
CAPE VERDE ISLANDS: Otero-Schmitt and Sanjuan (1992: 382), Price et al. (1992: 135) and Otero-
Basionym: Jania capillacea Harvey 1853: 84-85. Holotype: TCD (Toumey 70) (Dawson 1953: 116; Cribb
1983); illustrations: not found. Type locality: Honda Bay, Florida, USA (Silva et al. 1996: 241).
Current placement/name: J. capillacea Harvey but status and disposition uncertain as the type was not studied in
a modern context. Similarities between this species and J. adhaerens J. V. Lamouroux are discussed in Cribb
(1983) and Schneider and Searles (1991). Further comments on the relation between J. capillacea and Jania
Published records:
AZORES: Neto (2001: 104) and Wellenstein and Neto (2006: 1999).
SALVAGE ISLANDS: Price et al. (1992: 135) and John et al. (2004: 93).
CANARY ISLANDS: Afonso-Carrillo and Sansón (1989: 26, 1999: 196), Reyes and Sansón (1991: 79),
Pinedo et al. (1992: 40), Price et al. (1992: 135), Ballesteros (1993: 22), Prud’homme van Reine et al. (1994:
94), Gil-Rodríguez et al. (2003: 25), Haroun et al. (2003: 110), Sangil et al. (2003a: 103, 2003b: 311) and
Jania capillacea J. V. Lamouroux. Afonso-Carrillo et al. (1983: 46, 1984: 30) and Price et al. (1992:
135).
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CAPE VERDE ISLANDS: Otero-Schmitt and Sanjuan (1992: 382), Price et al. (1992: 135) and Otero-
Basionym: Jania crassa J. V. Lamouroux 1821: 23. Holotype: CN Lamouroux Herbarium under Jania in folder
c8-f74 (Woelkerling and Nelson 2004: 53); illustrations: Lamouroux (1821, pl. 69, figs 9-10, p. 23) and
Johansen (1971, fig. 10, p. 244) as J. crassa ; Johansen and Womersley (1994, fig. 37, p. 622) as Jania
verrucosa J. V. Lamouroux; see comments. Type locality: Dusky Sound, South Island, New Zealand
Current placement/name: J. verrucosa J. V. Lamouroux but status and disposition uncertain as the type of J.
verrucosa was not studied in a modern context. Johansen and Womersley (1994: 617) and Womersley and
Johansen (1996: 305, 307) considered J. crassa as a heterotypic synonym of J. verrucosa stating that they are
almost “certainly conspecific at least in southern Australia”. This conclusion was only based on the study of the
holotype of J. crassa. However, according to Woelkerling and Nelson (2004: 65) the proposed conspecifity
Published records:
AZORES: South and Tittley (1986: 43), Neto (1994: 26) and Tittley and Neto (1994: 9).
Jania crassa. Prud’homme van Reine (1988: 179), Stengenga et al. (1997: 585) and Neto (2000a: 140,
2000b: 490).
CAPE VERDE ISLANDS: Otero-Schmitt and Sanjuan (1992: 384) and Price et al. (1992: 136).
Basionym: Corallina intermedia Kützing 1858: 37-38, 42. Type: not found; illustrations: Kützing (1858, pl. 79,
fig. I, p. 36-38; pl. 86, fig. IV, p. 42). Type locality: Cape of Good Hope, South Africa (Silva et al. 1996: 242).
Current placement/name: J. intermedia (Kützing) P. C. Silva but status and disposition uncertain as the type was
not studied in a modern context. Silva et al. (1996: 242) mentioned that the correct combination is J. intermedia
and not Jania intermedia Kützing which was only a bibliographic reference and not the name of the basionym.
Neto et al. (2001: 412.) studying Madeira specimens cited it as doubtful record mentioning that “it might be a
variety of J. rubens (Linnaeus) J.V. Lamouroux”. According to Woelkerling and Nelson (2004: 57), this name
Published records:
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MADEIRA:
Basionym: Jania longifurca Zanardini 1844: 1025. Type: probably in MCVE Zanardini’s collections;
illustrations: not found. Type locality: Dalmatia, Italy (Zanardini 1844: 1025).
Current placement/name: J. longifurca Zanardini but status and disposition uncertain as the type was not studied
in a modern context. Sansón et al. (1991: 531) mentioned that this species is poorly known in the Canary Islands
and needs further studies. The designation/localization of the type material and its study in a modern context is
required.
Published records:
AZORES: Feldmann (1946: 421), South and Tittley (1986: 43), Neto (1994: 26), Tittley et al. (1998: 468)
MADEIRA: Levring (1974: 70), Sansón et al. (1991: 530) and Neto et al. (2001: 404).
CANARY ISLANDS: Sansón et al. (1991: 530), Afonso-Carrillo and Sansón (1999: 196), Haroun et al.
Basionym: Jania micrarthrodia J. V. Lamouroux 1816: 271. Holotype: CN Lamouroux Herbarium; illustrations:
Lamouroux (1816, pl. 9, fig. 5a; pl. 69, figs 7-8, p. 271); Johansen and Womersley (1994, figs 32-36, p. 622).
Current placement/name: J. micrarthrodia J. V. Lamouroux according to Johansen and Womersley (1994: 611-
613) based on the study of type material. Gil-Rodríguez et al. (2003: 212) mentioned that the material of J.
Published records:
CANARY ISLANDS: Price et al. (1992: 136) and Afonso-Carrillo and Sansón (1999: 196).
Basionym: Jania natalensis Harvey 1849: 107. Type: TCD (Johansen 1971: 247); illustrations: not found. Type
Current placement/name: Jania verrucosa J. V. Lamouroux but status and disposition uncertain as the type was
not studied in a modern context. Johansen and Womersley (1994: 616) merged J. natalensis in synonymy with J.
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verrucosa but no revision of the type material was made. Agardh (1870: 363) cited J. natalensis as doubtful to
Published records:
Basionym : Jania pumila J. V. Lamouroux 1816: 269. Holotype: CN Lamouroux Herbarium; illustrations:
Lamouroux (1816, pl. 9, fig. 2, p. 269). Type locality: Red Sea and Western Indies (Lamouroux 1816 : 269).
Current placement/name: J. pumila J. V. Lamouroux but status and disposition uncertain as the type was not
studied in a modern context. The holotype specimen of J. pumila housed in Lamouroux’s Herbarium in Caen is
in depauperate and/or sterile conditions being difficult to interpret (Johansen and Womersley 1994: 610; Abbott
1999: 189). Villena-Balsa et al. (1987: 20) revising material from the Canary Islands identified it provisionally
as J. pumila. They mentioned that the material could belong to other species also characterized by reduced-size
plants and not correctly described e.g. Jania gibbosa J. V. Lamouroux, J. pygmea J. V. Lamouroux, J.
Published records:
MADEIRA: Levring (1974: 70), González (1978: 48) and Neto et al. (2001: 404).
SALVAGE ISLANDS: Price et al. (1992: 136) and John et al. (2004: 93).
CANARY ISLANDS: Price et al. (1992: 136), Afonso-Carrillo et al. (1978: 232, 1983: 30, 1984: 30),
González (1978: 48), Gil-Rodríguez and Afonso-Carrillo (1980: 36), Pinedo et al. (1992: 40), Afonso-
Carrillo and Sansón (1999: 196), Haroun et al. (2003: 112), Gil-Rodríguez et al. (2003: 25), Sangil et al.
Jania pumila. Afonso-Carrillo and Sansón (1989: 25) and Price et al. (1992: 136).
Basionym: Corallina corniculata Linnaeus 1758: 806. Lectotype: LINN 1293.19 (Irvine and Johansen 1994: 56);
illustrations: not found. Type locality: European Ocean (Irvine and Johansen 1994:56).
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Current placement/name: Jania rubens (Linnaeus) J. V. Lamoroux var. corniculata (Linnaeus) Yendo, but status
and disposition uncertain as the type was not studied in a modern context. Irvine and Johansen (1994: 56) in their
revision of the British Isles material considered the name J. rubens var. corniculata (Linnaeus) Yendo as valid
but without checking the type material. Recently John et al. (2004: 93) considered J. corniculata (Linnaeus) J. V.
Lamouroux as a synonym of Jania rubens (Linnaeus) J. V. Lamouroux but did not provide any taxonomic
comments. In their integrative taxonomic approach including phylogeny reconstructions based on the cox1 and
18S rRNA genes in addition to a comparative morphological assessment study Walker et al. (2009) observed that
J. rubens var. rubens and J. rubens var. corniculata clustered together in both phylogenies suggesting that for
those genes there was no genetic basis for the morphological variation. These conclusions however were not
Published records:
AZORES: Gain (1914: 22), Tittley et al. (1998: 468) and Neto (2000b: 485, 2001: 105).
Jania cf. corniculata (Linnaeus) J.V. Lamouroux. Neto (1994: 26) and Tittley and Neto (1994: 9).
Jania rubens J. V. Lamouroux var. corniculata (Linnaeus) Yendo. Schmidt (1931: 66).
MADEIRA:
Jania corniculata (Linnaeus) J. V. Lamouroux. Audiffred and Prud’homme van Reine (1985: 43).
SALVAGE ISLANDS :
CANARY ISLANDS:
Jania corniculata (Linnaeus) J. V. Lamouroux. Gil-Rodríguez and Afonso-Carrillo (1980: 36), Afonso-
Carrillo et al. (1983: 30, 1984: 30) and Price et al. (1992: 135).
Jania rubens (Linnaeus) J. V. Lamouroux var. corniculata (Linnaeus) Yendo. Price et al. (1992: 135) and
Basionym: Corallina rubens Linnaeus 1758: 806. Lectotype: UPS Herb. Burser vol. XX, 72; designated by Irvine
and Johansen (1994: 56); illustrations: Lamoroux (1816, pl. 9, figs 6-7, p. 272) as Jania rubens (Linnaeus) J. V.
Current placement/name: J. rubens (Linnaeus) J. V. Lamoroux var. rubens, a conclusion of Irvine and Johansen
(1994: 56) after studying the lectotype in a modern context. Price et al. (1992: 136) suggested that J. rubens and
Corallina rubens J. Ellis & Solander in González (1977a: 26) are synonyms. Prud’homme van Reine et al.
(1994: 94) confirmed the diagnosis of the J. rubens material from Cape Verde Islands collected by Piccone
(1886) and housed at PAD and W Herbarium but recognized that material was from Tenerife (the Canaries) and
not from Cape Verde Islands. They followed Taylor’s (1960) concept and did not review the type material.
Published records:
AZORES: Gain (1914: 15, 22) and Prud’homme van Reine et al. (1994: 94).
Jania rubens (Linnaeus) J. V. Lamouroux. Feldmann (1946: 417), Castro and Viegas (1983: 20, 1987:
63), Weisscher (1983: 70), South and Tittley (1986: 43), Tittley and Neto (1994: 9), Neto (2000a: 140,
2000b: 490-491), Toste et al. (2003: 1270) and Wallenstein and Neto (2006: 199).
Jania rubens. Agardh (1870: 363), Palminha (1957: 66), Neto (1994: 26, 2000b: 490) and Neto and
Jania rubens (Linnaeus) J. V. Lamouroux var. rubens. Audiffred and Prud’homme van Reine (1985: 43)
MADEIRA:
Corallina rubens J. V. Lamouroux. Gain (1914: 10) and John et al. (2004: 93).
Jania rubens J. V. Lamouroux. Piccone (1884: 10), Gain (1914: 9) and Schmidt (1931: 101).
Jania rubens (Linnaeus) J. V. Lamouroux. Grunow (1868: 78) and Levring (1974: 70).
Jania rubens. Johnston (1969: 215), Augier (1985: 100) and Afonso-Carrillo and Sansón (1989: 26).
SALVAGE ISLANDS: Price et al. (1992 : 136) and John et al. (2004: 93).
CANARY ISLANDS:
Corallina (Jania) rubens Linnaeus. Askenasy (1896: 26) and Prud’homme van Reine et al. (1994: 94).
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Jania rubens. Johnston (1969: 215), González (1977b: 100), Delgado et al. (1984: 106), Gil-Rodríguez et
Jania rubens (Linnaeus) J. V. Lamouroux. Ardré (1970: 229), Santos Guerra et al. (1970: 24), Cordeiro-
Marino (1978: 50), González (1978: 48), Afonso-Carrillo et al. (1978: 232, 1984: 30), Afonso-Carrillo
and Gil-Rodríguez (1980: 165), Gil-Rodríguez and Afonso-Carrillo (1980: 36), López Hernández and
Gil-Rodríguez (1981: 156), Weisscher (1983: 70), González et al. (1986: 319), Viera-Rodríguez and
Wildpret de la Torre (1986: 216), Reyes and Sansón (1991: 79), Pinedo et al. (1992: 40), Medina and
Haroun (1993: 110), Kristiansen et al. (1993: 95), Guadalupe et al. (1995: 37), Afonso-Carrillo and
Sansón (1999: 196), Gil-Rodríguez et al. (2003: 25), Rojas-González and Afonso-Carrillo (2002a: 33),
Haroun et al. (2003: 112), Montañés et al. (2003: 124), Sangil et al. (2003a: 103), John et al. (2004: 93),
Rojas-González and Afonso-Carrillo (2004: 138) and Muñoz et al. (2007: 107).
Jania rubens J. V. Lamouroux. Vickers (1896: 306), Schmidt (1931: 101 and Price et al. (1992: 136).
Jania rubens (Linnaeus). Piccone (1884: 42, 56) and Acuña González (1972: 5).
Jania rubens (Linnaeus) J. V. Lamouroux var. rubens. Irvine and Johansen (1994: 55).
Jania rubens (Linnaeus) J. V. Lamouroux. Piccone (1886: 66), Price et al. (1992: 136) and Prud’homme
Jania cf. rubens (Linnaeus) J. V. Lamouroux. Otero-Schmitt and Sanjuan (1992: 382).
Basionym: Corallina tenella Kützing 1858: 41. Holotype: L (Dawson 1953: 121); illustrations: Kützing (1858,
pl. 85, fig. II, p. 41). Type locality: Naples, Italy (Silva et al. 1996: 244).
Current placement/name: J. tenella (Kützing) Grunow but status and disposition uncertain as the type was not
Published records:
Basionym : Jania verrucosa J. V. Lamouroux 1816: 270. Holotype: CN Lamouroux Herbarium (Womersley and
Johansen 1996: 305); illustrations: Lamouroux (1816, pl. 9, fig. 4 a.B, p. 270). Type locality: North America
Current placement/name: J. verrucosa J. V. Lamouroux but status and disposition uncertain as the type was not
studied in a modern context. For the relationship between J. verrucosa, J. natalensis and J. cryptarthrodia see J.
Published records:
AZORES:
Discussion
From the thirty one names of species and infraspecific taxa of geniculate Corallinales recorded from the
Macaronesian region, four are based on type material collected from localities within this region while the rest
(87%) are based on types from localities elsewhere (Table 1). All species are validly published (ICBN, Art. 6.2,
29.1, 42.3 and 60). The correct application of these names to species and specific taxa, however, is linked to an
understanding of the type material and to the provisions of the ICBN (McNeill et al. 2006).
For Haliptilon cubensis, H. virgatum and the four names based on Macaronesian collections (Corallina
lobata, C. microptera, C. millegrana and Haliptilon purpurata), only a fragment of the holotype material was
studied. The generic placement of the taxa was confirmed by ultrastructural investigations but the status of the
species could not be determined (Garbary and Johansen 1982). As a result, published information does not
include detailed specific morphological and anatomical accounts, and its nomenclature lacks the foundations
essential for stability. Therefore, although those taxa are currently treated as distinct species by various authors,
this treatment requires substantiation through morphological, anatomical and ultrastructural detailed studies of
From the list compiled in the present work, 15 taxa have not been studied in a modern context. Jania
intermedia is a nomen nudum (ICBN, Art. 1) and therefore nomenclaturally illegitimate. The remaining 14 taxa,
although listed as distinct species in various publications, require re-assessment through further studies of
relevant type material. The same situation happens with the proposed heterotypic synonyms. An example is the
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synonymy of Corallina mediterranea with C. elongata published by Irvine and Johansen (1994: 41). The
segregating characters defined by these authors for C. elongata, related to reproductive and vegetative
morphology, cannot be contrasted with the available original description of C. mediterranea from Areschoug
(1852: 568-569). Also, the presence in the main axes of intergenicula as long as wide, described by Walker et al.
(2009: 295-296) as distinguishing feature for C. elongata, does not agree with the description of C.
mediterranea. The occurrence of most of these taxa in Macaronesia has yet to be verified as most records
Only ten types of Corallinales occurring in Macaronesia have been studied in a modern context. From
these, two (Jania crassa and Amphiroa verruculosa) are considered heterotypic synonyms of other taxa. The
heterotypic synonymy of Jania crassa with Jania verrucosa (Johansen and Womersley 1994), however, requires
further studies comparing both types. The remaining 8 species are considered to be distinct taxa. Their
diagnosing characters were emended based on, respectively, vegetative and reproductive anatomy in the case of
Amphiroa (Norris and Johansen 1981: 5-6), vegetative and reproductive morphology in Corallina (Walker et al.
2009: 295; table 4, p. 296) and morphological and anatomical vegetative characters in Jania (Johansen and
Womersley 1994: 606). The confirmation of these species in the Macaronesia requires the study of their voucher
To summarize, only 8 of the 31 species and infraspecific taxa of geniculate Corallinales listed for
Macaronesia have been confirmed to represent distinct species. Three others have been found to be heterotypic
synonyms of other taxa and one (Jania intermedia) is nomenclaturally illegitimate. There remains 19 taxa which
have yet to be fully reassessed through detailed studies encompassing specific morphological, anatomical and
ultrastructural investigations, preferably complemented with molecular studies. This task has many difficulties,
starting with the fact that for three species (Corallina deshayesii, C. granifera and C. intermedia) the type
collection whereabouts are uncertain. However, this kind of taxonomic work may confirm the molecular
conclusions of Kim et al. (2007) suggesting that the genera Cheilosporum, Haliptilon and Jania (tribe Janieae)
should be merged into a single genus Jania recognized by the generic characters listed by Johansen and Silva
Conclusion
The present catalogue and its analysis represent initial steps in creating a reliable database on the species
diversity of geniculate Corallinales in the Macaronesian region. Although 31 names of geniculate Corallinales
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have been recorded for this region, the actual number of species and genera present is uncertain and will
continue to remain so until detailed monographic studies are undertaken. How many of the names previously
used for the Macaronesian region taxa can correctly be applied to specimens for this region also remains
uncertain as does the number of species present, but so far undetected. An accurate figure of the actual diversity
for the Macaronesian geniculate corallines requires extensive work involving new collections, the detailed study
of fresh material, historical collections and type material, complemented, if possible, with molecular evaluations.
Acknowledgements
We thank Drs. Willem F. Prud'homme van Reine (National Herbarium Nederland-L) and Bruno de Reviers
(Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle-PC) who provided specialized old literature and/or type material
information, Ian Tittley (Natural History Museum), José M. N. Azevedo and Gustavo Martins for the English
revision of the manuscript, Nuno Álvaro for the study area map, and to Dr. Inka Bartsch and an anonymous
reviewer for their useful comments and suggestions. This work was partly supported by the Programme AlBan,
the European Union Programme of High Level Scholarships for Latin America (through scholarship
E05D060221MX) and “Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología” doctoral scholarship 176162, the
UNAMUNO Programme of PhD Scholarships for Europe, and “Centro de Investigação de Recursos Naturais”,
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Table 1 Current status and disposition of geniculate Corallinales reported from the Macaronesian Region
cryptarthrodia Corallina verrucosa Zanardini 1840: 136 Rosas-Alquicira et al. In press Distinct species
Lamouroux 1816:
rigida = Norris and Johansen 1981 Distinct species
297
Hamel and Lemoine 1953, Synonym of A.
verruculosa Amphiroa verrucosa Kützing 1841: 18
Rosas-Alquicira et al. In press cryptarthrodia
Hooker and Harvey Generic disposition as
Cheilosporum elegans Amphiroa elegans Uncertain
1849: 101 Cheiolosporum certain
Designation/localization of
deshayesii = Montagne 1846: 130 the type material is Uncertain
required
Ellis and Solander
elongata = Irvine and Johansen 1994 Distinct species
1786: 119
Designation/localization of
Ellis and Solander
granifera = the type material is Uncertain
1786: 120
required
Only a fragment of the holotype
a Lamouroux 1816: Generic disposition as
lobata = was studied (Garbary and Uncertain
286 Corallina certain
Johansen 1982)
Considered a synonym of
Corallina
C. elongata (Irvine and
Areschoug in
mediterranea = Johansen 1994), but Uncertain
Agardh 1852: 568
without comparing both
types
Only a fragment of the holotype
Generic disposition as
microptera a = Montagne 1846: 130 was studied (Garbary and Uncertain
Corallina certain
Johansen 1982)
Only a fragment of the holotype
Generic disposition as
millegrana a = Lamarck 1815: 233 was studied (Garbary and Uncertain
Corallina certain
Johansen 1982)
Irvine and Johansen 1994,
officinalis = Linnaeus 1758: 805 Distinct species
Walker et al. 2009
a
Species based on types from the Macaronesian region
42
Table 1 (Cont.) Current status and disposition of geniculate Corallinales reported from the Macaronesian
Region
Considered a synonym of
Jania verrucosa ( Johansen
crassa = Lamouroux 1821: 23 Johansen and Womersley 1994 and Womersley 1994) , but Uncertain
without comparing both
types
Nomen nodum
Designation/localization of
Kützing 1858: 37- (Woelkerling
intermedia Corallina intermedia the type material is
38,42 and Nelson
required
2004)
Designation/localization of
Zanardini 1844:
longifurca = the type material is Uncertain
1025
required
Lamouroux 1816:
micrarthrodia = Johansen and Womersley 1994 No Distinct species
271
Considered a synonym of
Jania Jania verrucosa (Johansen
natalensis = Harvey 1849: 107 and Womersley 1994), but Uncertain
without comparing both
types
Holotype in poor
Lamouroux 1816: conditions being difficult
pumila = Uncertain
269 to interpret (Johansen and
Womersley 1994)
rubens var.
Corallina corniculata Linnaeus 1758: 806 Uncertain
corniculata
rubens var.
Corallina rubens Linnaeus 1758: 806 Irvine and Johansen 1994 Distinct species
rubens
Considered a distinct
species of Jania (Johansen
Lamouroux 1816:
verrucosa = and Womersley 1994) but Uncertain
270
without studying its type
material
a
Species based on types from the Macaronesian region
Figure Captions