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Kvaleya epilaeve W.H.Adey & Sperapani, 1971
145131 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:145131)
accepted
Species
marine
Adey, W. H.; Sperapani, C. P. (1971). The biology of Kvaleya epilaeve, a new parasitic genus and species of Corallinaceae. Phycologia, 10: 29-42. [details]
LSID urn:lsid:algaebase.org:taxname:76401
Distribution Gulf of Maine to Strait of Belle Isle
LSID urn:lsid:algaebase.org:taxname:76401 [details]
Distribution Gulf of Maine to Strait of Belle Isle
Distribution Gulf of Maine to Strait of Belle Isle [details]
Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2025). AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway (taxonomic information republished from AlgaeBase with permission of M.D. Guiry). Kvaleya epilaeve W.H.Adey & Sperapani, 1971. Accessed through: AlgaeTraits eds. (2025) AlgaeTraits: a trait database for (European) seaweeds at: https://www.algaetraits.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=145131 on 2025-09-14
AlgaeTraits eds. (2025). AlgaeTraits: a trait database for (European) seaweeds. Kvaleya epilaeve W.H.Adey & Sperapani, 1971. Accessed at: https://www.algaetraits.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=145131 on 2025-09-14
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original description
Adey, W. H.; Sperapani, C. P. (1971). The biology of Kvaleya epilaeve, a new parasitic genus and species of Corallinaceae. Phycologia, 10: 29-42. [details]
basis of record Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2025). AlgaeBase. <em>World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway.</em> searched on YYYY-MM-DD., available online at http://www.algaebase.org [details]
basis of record Guiry, M.D. (2001). Macroalgae of Rhodophycota, Phaeophycota, Chlorophycota, and two genera of Xanthophycota, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 20-38 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Sears, J.R. (ed.). 1998. NEAS keys to the benthic marine algae of the northeastern coast of North America from Long Island Sound to the Strait of Belle Isle. Northeast Algal Society. 163 p. [details]
additional source Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2025). AlgaeBase. <em>World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway.</em> searched on YYYY-MM-DD., available online at http://www.algaebase.org [details]
basis of record Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2025). AlgaeBase. <em>World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway.</em> searched on YYYY-MM-DD., available online at http://www.algaebase.org [details]
basis of record Guiry, M.D. (2001). Macroalgae of Rhodophycota, Phaeophycota, Chlorophycota, and two genera of Xanthophycota, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 20-38 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Sears, J.R. (ed.). 1998. NEAS keys to the benthic marine algae of the northeastern coast of North America from Long Island Sound to the Strait of Belle Isle. Northeast Algal Society. 163 p. [details]
additional source Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2025). AlgaeBase. <em>World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway.</em> searched on YYYY-MM-DD., available online at http://www.algaebase.org [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
LSID urn:lsid:algaebase.org:taxname:76401 [details]Unreviewed
Diet photosynthetic [details]Distribution Gulf of Maine to Strait of Belle Isle [details]
Habitat adelphoparasite with haustoria penetrating the host coralline Leptophytum laeve [details]
Morphology Red colour results from the dominance of the pigments phycoerythrin and phycocyanin; this masks the other pigments, chlorophyll a (no chlorophyll b), beta-caratene and a number of unique xanthophylls. [details]
Reproduction vegetative reproduction is rare; asexual reproduction is effected by the formation of various kinds of spores; Sexual reproduction is unique in this group due to their passive, non flagellated sperm cells (spermatia) [details]
