Description
Habitat
Typically found in the intertidal zone at the water's edge at a mean distance from sea level of 0 meters (0 feet).Standard Deviation = 27.870 based on 3 observations. Terrestrial altitude and ocean depth information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre.
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- Kingdom:
Chromista
()
- T. Cavalier-Smith, 1981
- Subkingdom:
Chromobiota
()
- Cavalier-Smith, 1991
- Infrakingdom:
Heterokonta
()
- (Cavalier-Smith, 1986) Cavalier-Smith, 1995
- Phylum:
Ochrophyta
()
- (Cavalier-Smith, 1986) T. Cavalier-Smith, 1995
- Subphylum:
Phaeista
()
- Cavalier-Smith, 1995
- Infraphylum:
Chrysista
()
- (Cavalier-Smith, 1986) Cavalier-Smith, 1995
- Superclass:
Phaeistia
()
- Cavalier-Smith, 1995
- Class:
Phaeophyceae
()
- Order:
Ectocarpales
()
- Family:
Ralfsiaceae
()
- Genus:
Ralfsia
()
- Specific descriptor:
expansa
- (J. Agardh) J. Agardh
- Scientific name: - Ralfsia expansa (J. Agardh) J. Agardh
- Specific descriptor:
expansa
- (J. Agardh) J. Agardh
- Genus:
Ralfsia
(
- Family:
Ralfsiaceae
(
- Order:
Ectocarpales
(
- Class:
Phaeophyceae
(
- Superclass:
Phaeistia
(
- Infraphylum:
Chrysista
(
- Subphylum:
Phaeista
(
- Phylum:
Ochrophyta
(
- Infrakingdom:
Heterokonta
(
- Subkingdom:
Chromobiota
(
- Kingdom:
Chromista
(
Unambiguous Synonyms
- Myrionema expansum J. Agardh
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Guiry M .D..
Similar Species
Members of the genus Ralfsia
There are approximately 31 species in this genus:
R. australis · R. bornetii · R. californica · R. ceylanica · R. clavata · R. clavata forma laminariae · R. confusa · R. deusta · R. disciformis · R. endopluroides · R. expansa · R. extensa · R. fatiscens · R. fungiformis (Isogawara) · R. hancockii · R. hesperia · R. hyalina · R. integra · R. lucida · R. macrocarpa · R. major · R. minima · R. occidentalis · R. ovata · R. pacifica · R. pangoensis · R. pedicellata · R. pusilla · R. spongiocarpa · R. tenuis · R. verrucosa (Iso-Iwatake)
More Info
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Further Reading
- Botanisches Zentralblatt; referierendes Organ für das Gesamtgebiet der Botanik. Jena [etc.]G. Fischer [etc.] GER url p. 581.
- Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). London: The Museum, 1951-1992. ENG url p. 160, p. 163, p. 165.
- Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society. Oxford [etc.]Royal Microscopical Society. ENG url p. 544.
- Nuova notarisia, rassegna consacrata allo studio delle alghe. Modena, Italy. ITA url p. 177.
- Saggio di algologia oceanica Padova, Tipografia del seminario, 1905-26. ITA url p. 1028.
Notes
Contributors
- AlgaeBase, 3.0, 2004.
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed May 13, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 3 providers.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal May 13, 2008:
- Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum: Bishop Museum Natural History Specimen Data
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Bolus Herbarium Algal Specimen Database (AfrOBIS)
- National Chemical Laboratory: IndOBIS, Indian Ocean Node of OBIS
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2640529
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Alg-1271
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13527601
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 2903223
