Halimeda scabra M.Howe

  • Filed As

    Halimedaceae
    Halimeda scabra M.Howe ( holotype )

  • Collector(s)

    M. A. Howe 2905, 30 Mar 1904

  • Location

    United States of America. Florida. Sands Key.

  • Habitat

    " In 3 dm of water at low tide" (Howe's handwritten on the label). "... from low-tide mark down to a depth of at least three meters" (Howe, 1905, orig. pub.). Not uncommon on the coast of Florida and the outlying keys from Jupiter Inlet to Key West...(Howe, 1905, orig. pub.). " It grows on a rocky bottom or about the bases of sponges..." (Howe, 1905, orig. pub.).

  • Description

    Usually dark green, fading to a yellowish green on drying, strongly calcified and commonly rough to the touch, erect or ascending and forming clusters 6-9 cm high or sometimes reclinate among other algae and reaching a length of 25 cm: branching mostly dichotomous, usually frequent or somewhat congested, rarely sparing: segments plane, enervated, discoid, subreniform, suborbicular, or occasionally deltoid-obovate, 4-14 mm broad, 0.6-1.5 mm thick, margin entire...(Howe, 1905, orig. pub.). The type consist of 4 packets, the medium size one contains a small plant glued on a small sheet; the 3 remaining smaller packets contain micas, these are handwritten: 1) "Sporangia, etc, decalcified". 2) "Sporangia". 3) Central strands, etc Decalcified".

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00887511

    Occurrence ID: fc2d6906-4b18-4b77-8bdf-4d3329b27f7c

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  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    Florida

  • Locality

    Sands Key

  • Coordinates

    25.5067, -80.1795

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    1461.57

  • Georeferencing Method

    Georeferencing Quick Reference Guide, Version 2012. Located coordinates of geogr. center of Sands Key. Measured from coordinates to farthest extent of the key to find linear extent (1450 m). Input information into MaNIS Georef. Calc. to find uncertainty radius (Bounded Area).

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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