Galapagos Species Database

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Corallina vancouveriensis f. typica Yendo, Corallina aculeata Yendo 1902, Corallina vancouveriensis f. densa Yendo 1902, Corallina officinalis f. aculeata (Yendo) Setchell & N.L.Gardner 1903, Corallina gracilis f. densa Collins 1906, Corallina gracilis var. lycopodioides W.R.Taylor 1945, Corallina densa (Collins) Doty 1947, Corallina vancouveriensis var. aculeata (Yendo) E.Y.Dawson 1953, Corallina vancouveriensis var. lycopodioides (W.R.Taylor) E.Y.Dawson 1953 (Guiry & Guiry, 2021). D. 22442, from a violently surfy shelf at Punta Suarez, Hood Island. The apparently higher respiratory oxygen requirement of these plants seems to be met by the violently surfy conditions in contrast to the quieter habitats o£ the next species which is known to have higher temperature tolerances (Dawson, 1963:6)

Origin: Native

IUCN Red List Category: Not evaluated

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

Distribution: Galapagos I.: Punta Suarez -Española (Dawson, 1963). Española (Silva, 1966). Galapagos Islands (Miller & Garske, 2011).

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