Champia parvula (C. Agardh) Harvey, 1853: 76

de Clerck, Olivier, Coppejans, Eric, Schils, Tom, Verbruggen, Heroen, Leliaert, Frederik, de Vriese, Thomas & Marie, Daniel, 2004, The marine red algae of Rodrigues (Mauritius, Indian Ocean), Journal of Natural History 38 (23), pp. 3021-3057 : 3035

* Champia parvula (C. Agardh) Harvey, 1853: 76

References: Jaasund, 1976: 99, figure 203; Tseng, 1984: 122, pl. 64, figure 2 ; Millar, 1990: 371, figure 29G, H; Womersley, 1996: 129–131, figure 54A–C; Abbott, 1999: 218, figure 60A–C; Huisman, 2000: 109; Littler and Littler, 2000: 120, figure p. 121; Payri et al., 2000: 238, figure p. 239; Skelton and South, 2002: 143, figure 8A–C; Littler and Littler, 2003: 102, middle figure p. 103.

Type locality. Cádiz , Spain .

Voucher. HEC 14749 (zF), 22 September 2001, Grand Baie (s.s. 11). Ecology. Epiphytic on Codium at about spring low water level. Indian Ocean distribution. Aldabra Islands, Bangladesh, Burma, Diego Garcia Atoll, India, Indonesia, Iran, Kenya, Kuwait, Laccadives, Malaysia, Maldives, Madagascar, Mauritius ( Børgesen, 1944: 30; 1950a: 44; 1952: 39), Pakistan, Réunion ( Payri, 1985: 640), Rodrigues (this paper), Seychelles, Somalia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Yemen.

Figures

FIGS 1–7. Rhodophytes. (1) Gracilaria corticata (HEC 14627). (2) Renouxia antillana (HEC 14804). (3) Platoma cyclocolpa (HEC 14805). (4) Titanophora pikeana (HEC 14875). (5, 6) Cryptonemia crenulata (HEC 14876): (5) general morphology; (6) serrate margin. (7) Cryptonemia crenulata (HEC 15134b): cross-section showing cortex and medulla with densely stained ganglionic cells. Scale bars: 1 cm (1, 3, 4); 2 cm (2, 5); 5 mm (6); 50 Mm (7).