Palmaria hecatensis sp. nov. (Rhodophyta, Palmariales) from British Columbia and Alaska with a survey of other Palmaria species

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Botany
• Main Author: Hawkes, Michael W.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1985
• Subjects: Plant Science; Pacific; Holdfast; Shemya Island; Alaska; Aleutian Islands
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/b85-058; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/b85-058

Palmaria hecatensis sp. nov. is described based on material from northern British Columbia. Male gametophytes and tetrasporophytes are thick, coriaceous, flattened blades, linear to lobed in habit and arise from an extensive encrusting basal holdfast. Putative female gametophytes are microscopic mul...