Galapagos Species Database
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Dermocarpa sphaerica var. galapagensis
alga roja, red algae
Southeast side of Fernandin
Note: Growing on the surface of colonies of Aphanocapsa salinarum (Setchell & Gardner, 1937).
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Bacteria
Phylum
Cyanobacteria
Class
Cyanophyceae
Order
Pleurocapsales
Family
Dermocarpellaceae
Genus
Dermocarpa
Species
sphaerica
Subspecies
var. galapagensis
Taxon category: Accepted
Holotype: No. 236517, Herb. Calif. Acad. Sci., collected by J. T. Howell (No. 576) June 1, 1932; Type locality: southeast side of Narborough Island, Galapagos (Setchell & Garda Island, Galapagos (Setchell & Gardner, 1937).
Origin: Endemic
- Guiry, M.D. Guiry, G.M. (2021) AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org
- Setchell, W.A. Gardner, N.L. (1937) The Templeton Crocker Expedition of the California Academy of Sciences, 1932. No. 31: A preliminary report on the algae. Proceedings of the California Academy of Science, series 4, 22(2): 65-98, 1 fig, plates 3-25.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Dermocarpa sphaerica var. galapagensis", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=11624. Accessed 30 October 2026.