Mastophora Decaisne 1842

Mastophora is a genus of thalloid alga comprising four species. The dimerous, crustose thalli comprise two groups of filaments. The bulk of the thallus is made of erect filaments, which may be one or many cells long. These grow approximately perpendicular to the filaments of a basal layer, usually one cell thick. haustoria, haustoria, and palisade cellsare present in the organisms but lack secondary pit connections. Mastophora reproduces by means of conceptacles; it produces tetraspores and dispores.

Species

The valid species currently considered to belong to this genus are:

• Mastophora laevis
• Mastophora pacifica
• Mastophora rosea
• Mastophora variegata

References

Mastophora Decaisne, 1842 é o nome botânico de um gênero de algas vermelhas pluricelulares da família Corallinaceae, subfamília Mastophoroideae.

Espécies

Apresenta 2 espécies taxonomicamente válidas:

• Mastophora pacifica (Heydrich) Foslie, 1903
• Mastophora rosea (C. Agardh) Setchell, 1943
• Mastophora variegata Pichon, 1978 (nome inválido)

Referências

• Setchell, W.A. (1943). Mastophora and the Mastophoreae: genus and subfamily of Corallinaceae. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science of the United States of America 29: 127-135.
• Silva, C., P. Basson & R. Moe (1996). Catalogue of the Benthic Marine Algae of the Indian Ocean. Volume 79 of University of California Publications in Botany (ISBN 0-520-09810-2).
• Guiry, M.D. (2009). Mastophora. In: Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2009). AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway