taxonID	type	description	language	source
039B365D7414CE2FD124FEEDF9D9FEE6.taxon	description	Compsopogon Montagne, 1846 flųNj ẃ (q ḛ ṉÿ) Compsopogon caeruleus (Balbis ex C. Agardh) Montagne, 1846 flųNj (q ḛ ṉÿ) Fronds are minute, densely tufted, purple to red, green in color (Fig. 3 A). Thalli are branched filaments, with the main axis and primary or secondary laterals, up to 8 cm in length (Fig. 3 B). The main axial filaments are uniseriate and composed of nodal cells. The branches are thinner than the main axis and become thinner toward the tip. The laterals are occasionally constricted abruptly at the base attached to the node (Fig. 3 C). The size of the cell is up to 83 - 120 μm in length, 208 - 280 μm in width in axial part, and the 38 - 42 μm in length, 111 - 173 μm in width in primary branches, 13 - 24 μm in length, 44 - 48 μm in width in secondary branches. The young part of each branch is composed of only axis cells without any cortex and is round at the apex (Fig. 3 D, E). The main axis is surrounded by a 1 - 2 row cortical layer in the mature part (Fig. 3 F). Cortex is composed of polygonal cells, 22 - 28 μm in diameter (Fig. 3 G). Monosporangia are spherical with dense contents, solitary, which are located in cortical layer (Fig. 3 H). Specimens examined: NIBRRD 0000010748, NIBRRD 0000010749, and NIBRRD 0000010750; Gyeonggi-do Yongin-si, Seongbok-dong 410 - 9; 04 July 2023. Accession numbers: PP 471840 (18 S rDNA), PP 477321 (rbc L), and PP 477322 (cox 1) (sequences derived from NIBRRD 0000010748). Basonym: Conferva caerulea Balbis ex C. Agardh 1824. Synonyms:	en	Lee, Eun-Young, Lee, Soon Jeong Lee and Sang-Rae (2024): First report of freshwater red alga Compsopogon caeruleus (Compsopogonaceae, Rhodophyta) in Korea. Journal of Species Research 13 (3): 332-339, DOI: 10.12651/JSR.2024.13.3.332
039B365D7414CE2FD124FEEDF9D9FEE6.taxon	distribution	Distribution and habit: Cosmopolitan, epilithic and epiphytic, Africa: Algeria (Montagne, 1846); Asia: China (Hu and Wei, 2006; Nan et al., 2016), Japan (Kitayama, 2011), Indonesia (Johnston et al., 2014), Vietnam (Nguyen et al., 2013); Europe: Britain (Sheath and Sherwood, 2011), Germany (Täuscher, 2011); America: Florida (Taylor, 1960), Louisiana (Taylor, 1960), Brazil (Nan et al., 2016); Australia: Australia (Eloranta et al., 2011); Pacific Islands: Hawaiian Islands (Sherwood, 2006).	en	Lee, Eun-Young, Lee, Soon Jeong Lee and Sang-Rae (2024): First report of freshwater red alga Compsopogon caeruleus (Compsopogonaceae, Rhodophyta) in Korea. Journal of Species Research 13 (3): 332-339, DOI: 10.12651/JSR.2024.13.3.332
