Chamaebotrys boergesenii (Weber-van Bosse) Huisman, 1996

de Clerck, Olivier, Coppejans, Eric, Schils, Tom, Verbruggen, Heroen, Leliaert, Frederik, de Vriese, Thomas & Marie, Daniel, 2004, The marine red algae of Rodrigues (Mauritius, Indian Ocean), Journal of Natural History 38 (23), pp. 3021-3057 : 3036

* Chamaebotrys boergesenii (Weber-van Bosse) Huisman, 1996: 95, 105–109,

figures 35–38, 40–42 References: Weber-van Bosse, 1928: 473–474, figures 207, 208 (as Coelarthrum

boergesenii Weber-van Bosse); Norris, 1986: 539–540, figures 6 –8; Huisman,

1996: 95, 105–109, figures 35–38, 40–42; Abbott, 1999: 228, figure 63E–G;

Huisman, 2000: 116; Littler and Littler, 2003: 110, bottom figure p. 111.

Type locality. Sailus Besar , Isles Paternoster, Indonesia .

Vouchers. HEC 14733 and HEC 14798 (zF) , 21 September 2001, Antonio’s Finger; HEC 14798 , 25 September 2001, Grand Baie (s.s. 11).

Ecology. On dead acroporid coral branches between 12 and 18 m depth.

Indian Ocean distribution. Aldabra Islands, Australia, Kenya, Madagascar, Maldives, Réunion ( Payri, 1985: 640), Rodrigues (this paper), Seychelles, South Africa, Tanzania.

Figures

FIGS 1–7. Rhodophytes. (1) Gracilaria corticata (HEC 14627). (2) Renouxia antillana (HEC 14804). (3) Platoma cyclocolpa (HEC 14805). (4) Titanophora pikeana (HEC 14875). (5, 6) Cryptonemia crenulata (HEC 14876): (5) general morphology; (6) serrate margin. (7) Cryptonemia crenulata (HEC 15134b): cross-section showing cortex and medulla with densely stained ganglionic cells. Scale bars: 1 cm (1, 3, 4); 2 cm (2, 5); 5 mm (6); 50 Mm (7).