Galapagos Species Database

The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.

Sarcodiotheca ecuadoreana W.R. Taylor

alga roja, red algae

INA (2021) UC University Herbarium has a Collection of Marine Algal TYPE of Galapagos I. UC1884251 , AHFH3230.

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Plantae

Phylum
Rhodophyta

Class
Florideophyceae

Order
Gigartinales

Family
Solieriaceae

Genus
Sarcodiotheca

Species
ecuadoreana

Taxon category: Accepted

Type locality: Post Office Bay, I. Santa María, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador (Taylor 1945: 224, 225). Type: W.R. Taylor no. 34-359; 29 January 1934; Hancock Foundation (Taylor 1945: 224, 225). Notes: Type (cystocarpic and tetrasporic) dredged from 13-18 metres’ depth.

Origin: Native

Status

IUCN Red List Category: Not evaluated

Distribution

Distribution: Galapagos i.: Punta Cristóbal (Pt. Christopher), Caleta Tagus - Isabela, opposite Gordon Rocks - Santa Cruz, off Post Office Bay - Floreana, Baltra (Taylor, 1945). Galapagos Islands (Miller & Garske, 2011)

References

  • Garske, L.E. (2002) Macroalgas Marinas. In: Danulat, E. & Edgar, G.J. (eds.) (2002): Reserva Marina de Galápagos. Línea Base de la Biodiversidad. Fundación Charles Darwin/Servicio Parque Nacional Galápagos, Santa Cruz, Galápagos, Ecuador, p. 419-439.
  • Guiry, M.D. Guiry, G.M. (2021) AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org
  • Horton, T. Horton, T., Kroh, A., Ahyong, S., Bailly, N., Boyko, C. B., Brandão, S. N., Gofas, S., Hooper, J. N. A., Hernandez, F., Holovachov, O., Mees, J., Molodtsova, T. N., Paulay, G., Decock, W., Dekeyzer, S., Poffyn, G., Vandepitte, L., Vanhoorne, B., Adlard, R., ... Zhao, Z. (2021) World Register of Marine Species. Available from https://www.marinespecies.org at VLIZ.
  • INA (2021) Index Nominum Algarum, University Herbarium, University of California, Berkeley. Compiled by Paul Silva. Available online at http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/CPD/. Page last update February 05, 2020.
  • Miller, K.A. Garske, L.E. (2011) Galápagos Seaweeds. unpublished manuscript, 49 pp.
  • Taylor, W.R. (1945) Pacific marine algae of the Allan Hancock Expeditions to the Galapagos Islands. Allan Hancock Pac. Expedit., 12, iv+-528.

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"Galapagos Species Database, Sarcodiotheca ecuadoreana", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=8293. Accessed 3 November 2026.