AlgaeTraits - Asparagopsis armata Harvey, 1855

WoRMS taxon details

Asparagopsis armata Harvey, 1855

To NHMUK collection (Asparagopsis armata Harv.; Syntype; NHMUK:ecatalogue:4788128)

AphiaID

144438 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:144438)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Asparagopsis Montagne, 1840

Original name

Asparagopsis armata Harvey, 1855

Synonymised names

Falkenbergia doubletiae (Sauvageau) Sauvageau, 1925 · unaccepted

Falkenbergia olens A.H.S.Lucas, 1919 · unaccepted (synonym)

Falkenbergia rufolanosa (Harvey) F.Schmitz, 1897 · unaccepted (synonym)

Falkenbergia vagabunda (Harvey) Falkenberg, 1901 · unaccepted (synonym)

Polysiphonia doubletiae Sauvageau, 1925 · unaccepted

Polysiphonia rufolanosa Harvey, 1855 · unaccepted (synonym)

Polysiphonia vagabunda Harvey, 1859 · unaccepted (synonym)

Environment

marine

Original description

Harvey, W. H. (1855). Some account of the marine botany of the colony of western Australia. Transactions of the Royal Irish Academy. 22: 525-566. [details]

Descriptive notes

LSID urn:lsid:algaebase.org:taxname:77507

LSID urn:lsid:algaebase.org:taxname:77507 [details]

distribution European populations can be found from the western Mediterranean to Shetland

distribution European populations can be found from the western Mediterranean to Shetland [details]

Taxonomic citation

Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2025). AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway (taxonomic information republished from AlgaeBase with permission of M.D. Guiry). Asparagopsis armata Harvey, 1855. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=144438 on 2025-04-03

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

Guiry, Michael D.

2015-06-26 12:00:51Z

changed

db_admin

Licensing

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Nomenclature

original description Harvey, W. H. (1855). Some account of the marine botany of the colony of western Australia. Transactions of the Royal Irish Academy. 22: 525-566. [details]

original description (of Polysiphonia doubletiae Sauvageau, 1925) Sauvageau, C. (1925). Sur une Floridée (Polysiphonia Doubletii mscr.) renfermant de l'iode à l'état libre. Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Séances de l'Académie des Sciences, 181(8): 293-295. [details]

original description (of Polysiphonia rufolanosa Harvey, 1855) Harvey, W. H. (1855). Some account of the marine botany of the colony of western Australia. Transactions of the Royal Irish Academy. 22: 525-566. [details]

original description (of Polysiphonia vagabunda Harvey, 1859) Harvey, W. H. (1859). Algae. Part III. Flora Tasmaniae. In: The botany of the Antarctic voyage of H.M. discovery ships Erebus and Terror, in the years 1839-1843, under the command of Captain Sir James Clark Ross...Vol. II. Part III. Flora Tasmaniae. Monocotyledones and Acotyledones. (Hooker, J.D. Eds). pp. 282-343. London: Lovell Reeve. [details]

original description (of Falkenbergia olens A.H.S.Lucas, 1919) Lucas, A. H. S. (1919). Notes on Australian marine algae, II. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 44: 174-179. [details]

basis of record Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2025). AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. searched on YYYY-MM-DD., available online at http://www.algaebase.org [details]

Other

context source (Introduced species) Molnar, J.L., R.L. Gamboa, C. Revenga & M.D. Spalding. (2008). Assessing the global threat of invasive species to marine biodiversity. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. 6(9): 485-492., available online at https://www.conservationgateway.org/ConservationPractices/Marine/Pages/marineinvasives.aspx [details] Available for editors

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additional source Guiry, M.D. (2001). Macroalgae of Rhodophycota, Phaeophycota, Chlorophycota, and two genera of Xanthophycota, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 20-38 (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source Streftaris, N., A. Zenetos & E. Papathanassiou. (2005). Globalisation in marine ecosystems: the story of non-indigenous marine species across European seas. Oceanogry and Marine Biology: an Annual Review. 43: 419-453. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors

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additional source Zenetos, A., M.E. Cinar, M.A. Pancucci-Papadopoulou, J.G. Harmelin, G. Furnari, F. Andaloro, N. Bellou, N. Streftaris & H. Zibrowius. (2005). Annotated list of marine alien species in the Mediterranean with records of the worst invasive species. Mediterranean Marine Science. 6 (2): 63-118., available online at https://www.researchgate.net/publication/273213810_Annotated_list_of_marine_alien_species_in_the_Mediterranean_with_records_of_the_worst_invasive_species [details] Available for editors

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additional source Occhipinti-Ambrogi, A., A. Marchini, G. Cantone, A. Castelli, C. Chimenz, M. Cormaci, C. Froglia, G. Furnari, M.C. Gambi, G. Giaccone, A. Giangrande, C. Gravil, F. Mastrototaro, C. Mazziotti, L. Orsi-Relini & S. Piraino. (2010). Alien species along the Italian coasts: an overview. Biological Invasions. 13(1): 215-237., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-010-9803-y [details] Available for editors

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additional source Zenetos, A., S. Gofas, M. Verlaque, M. Cinar, J. Garcia Raso, C. Bianchi, C. Morri, E. Azzurro, M. Bilecenoglu, C. Froglia, I. Siokou, D. Violanti, A. Sfriso, G. San Martin, A. Giangrande, T. Katagan, E. Ballesteros, A. Ramos-Espla, F. Mastrototaro, O. Ocana, A. Zingone, M,. Gambi & N. Streftaris. (2010). Alien species in the Mediterranean Sea by 2010. A contribution to the application of European Union's Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). Part I. Spatial distribution. Mediterranean Marine Science. 11(2): 381-493., available online at https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.87 [details]

additional source Corriero, G., C. Pierri, S. Accoroni, G.Alabiso, G. Bavestrello, E. Barbone, M. Bastianini, A.M. Bazzoni, F. Bernardi Aubry, F. Boero, M.C. Buia, M. Cabrini, E. Camatti, F. Cardone, B. Cataletto, R. Cattaneo Vietti, E. Cecere, T. Cibic, P. Colangelo, A. De Olazabal, G. D'onghia, S. Finotto, N. Fiore, D. Fornasaro, S. Fraschetti, M.C. Gambi, A. Giangrande, C. Gravili, R. Guglielmo, C. Longo, M. Lorenti, A. Lugliè, P. Maiorano, M.G. Mazzocchi, M. Mercurio, F. Mastrototaro, M. Mistri, M. Monti, C. Munari, L. Musco, C. Nonnis-Marzano, B.M. Padedda, F.P. Patti, A. Petrocelli, S. Piraino, G. Portacci, A. Pugnetti, S. Pulina, T. Romagnoli, I. Rosati, D. Sarno, C.T. Satta, N. Sechi, S. Schiaparelli, B. Scipione, L. Sion, A. Terlizzi, V. Tirelli, C. Totti, A. Tursi, N. Ungaro, A. Zingone, V. Zupo & A. Basset. (2015). Ecosystem vulnerability to alien and invasive species: a case study on marine habitats along the Italian coast. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems. 26(2):392-409., available online at https://doi.org/10.1002/aqc.2550 [details] Available for editors

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additional source Verlaque, M.; Ruitton, S.; Mineur, F.; Boudouresque, C.-F. (2007). CIESM Atlas of Exotic Macrophytes in the Mediterranean Sea. Rapport de la Commission de l'Exploration de la mer Méditerranée, Monaco. 38., available online at http://www.ciesm.org/atlas/appendix4.html#top [details] Available for editors

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additional source Silva, P. C.; Basson, P. W.; Moe, R. L. (1996). Catalogue of the benthic marine algae of the Indian Ocean. University of California Publications in Botany. 79: 1-1259., available online at https://books.google.be/books?hl=pt-PT&lr=&id=vtBdDwAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PR11&dq=Catalogue+of+the+benthic+marine+algae+of+the+Indian+Ocean&ots=FL-YOKu8Cx&sig=3PmT926F1rNHQTf1AhDeY-ztmu4#v=onepage&q=Catalogue%20of%20the%20benthic%20marine%20algae%20of%20the%20 [details]

biology source Tepolt, C. K. (2014). Adaptation in marine invasion: a genetic perspective. Biological Invasions. 17(3): 887-903., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-014-0825-8
note: Here, I review evidence for adaptation in marine invasion, considering both quantitative and genetic studies. [details] Available for editors

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Present

Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

From editor or global species database

LSID urn:lsid:algaebase.org:taxname:77507 [details]

From regional or thematic species database

Introduced species abundance in Celtic Sea (IHO Sea Area) : Common [details]

Introduced species abundance in English Channel (IHO Sea Area) : Common [details]

Introduced species abundance in North Sea (IHO Sea Area) : Common [details]

Introduced species abundance in Maltese part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin (Marine Region) : Rare [details]

Introduced species impact in Algeria (Nation) : Other impact - undefined or uncertain [details]

Introduced species impact in France (Nation) : Other impact - undefined or uncertain [details]

Introduced species impact in Greece (Nation) : Other impact - undefined or uncertain [details]

Introduced species impact in Ireland (Nation) : Other impact - undefined or uncertain [details]

Introduced species impact in Portugal (Nation) : Other impact - undefined or uncertain [details]

Introduced species impact in United Kingdom (Nation) : Other impact - undefined or uncertain [details]

Introduced species impact in Spain (Nation) : Outcompetes native species for resources and/or space [details]

Introduced species impact in Celtic Sea (IHO Sea Area) : Other impact - undefined or uncertain [details]

Introduced species impact in Croatian part of the Adriatic Sea : Other impact - undefined or uncertain [details]

Introduced species impact in Dutch part of the North Sea : Other impact - undefined or uncertain [details]

Introduced species impact in Slovenian part of the Adriatic Sea (Marine Region) : Other impact - undefined or uncertain [details]

Introduced species impact in Mediterranean Sea - Western Basin (IHO Sea Area) : Outcompetes native species for resources and/or space [details]

Introduced species impact in Maltese part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin (Marine Region) : Other impact - undefined or uncertain [details]

Introduced species vector dispersal in Aegean Sea (IHO Sea Area) : Ships: general [details]

Introduced species vector dispersal in Black Sea (IHO Sea Area) : Ships: general [details]

Introduced species vector dispersal in Levantine Sea : Ships: general [details]

Introduced species vector dispersal in Sea of Marmara (IHO Sea Area) : Ships: general [details]

Introduced species vector dispersal in Spain (Nation) : Ships: general [details]

Introduced species vector dispersal in Slovenian part of the Adriatic Sea (Marine Region) : Fisheries: accidental with deliberate translocations of fish or shellfish
unintentional introduction to Mediterranean Sea with oysters [details]

Introduced species vector dispersal in Maltese part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin (Marine Region) : Natural dispersal
? Migration from Red Sea and Indian Ocean via Suez Canal [details]

Introduced species vector dispersal Azores part of the North Atlantic Ocean (Marine Region) Outcompetes native species for resources and/or space
[details]

Unreviewed

Synonymy The synonymy was proposed by J. Feldmann & G. Feldmann (1939; 1943: 109--117). Post
(1968a: 96) suggested that the record of Polysiphonia rufolanosa from Calcutta published by G. Martens(1870c: 260) might be referable to Lophosiphonia. [details]

distribution European populations can be found from the western Mediterranean to Shetland [details]

Definitions