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Melanothamnus sparsus

(Setch.) Díaz-Tapia & Maggs (2017)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Archaeplastida Phylum: Rhodophyta Class/Clade: Florideophyceae Order: Ceramiales Family: Rhodomelaceae Genus: Melanothamnus

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Uses and Culture

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Indigenous

Island Status

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Melanothamnus sparsus Kihei Preserved_Specimen Hodgson, L.M. 21577 Maui BISH 1994-03-24
2 Melanothamnus sparsus Laupahoehoe Shallow. Preserved_Specimen Okano, R. Hawaii BISH 2000-06-14
3 Melanothamnus sparsus Kahala, off Hunakai Street Reef crest,, mat-like & creeping, withTolypiocladia on side wall of channel Preserved_Specimen Dark brown, slightly reddish, very slimey surface. Magruder, W.H. 731 Oahu BISH 1986-07-05
4 Melanothamnus sparsus Aena Beach Preserved_Specimen Collins, G. Kauai BISH 1965-04-16
5 Melanothamnus sparsus Elks Club Preserved_Specimen Papenfuss, G.F. Oahu BISH 1942-04-01
6 Melanothamnus sparsus Aena Beach On Tolypiocladia -- This slide contains P. hawaiiensis or P. sparsa. The slide is filed as P. hawaiiensis. See sheet #594659. Preserved_Specimen Collins, G. Kauai BISH 1965-04-16
7 Melanothamnus sparsus Ewa Beach Drift. Preserved_Specimen Spermatangial. Hoyle, M.D. 764 Oahu BISH 1975-07-23
8 Melanothamnus sparsus Maalaea Reef Subtidal Preserved_Specimen Cystocarpic, spermatangial & tetrasporic. Puttock, C.F. 1525 Maui BISH 2001-05-24
9 Melanothamnus sparsus Pupukea Epiphytic on Halimeda discoidea. Preserved_Specimen Okano, R. 25950 Oahu BISH 2000-06-05
10 Melanothamnus sparsus Honolulu Harbor: Station 2; Pier 5-6 HECO Discharge Epiphytic on Bryozoa. Preserved_Specimen Defelice, R. 207 Oahu BISH 1997-08-20
11 Melanothamnus sparsus Kamalo Epiphytic on Dictyosphaeria. Preserved_Specimen Okano, R. 25697 Molokai BISH 2000-02-03
12 Melanothamnus sparsus Kaiolohia Bay, between Halulu Gulch & Poaiwa, North-west shore Subtidal Preserved_Specimen Fisher, J.R. 5017 Lanai BISH 2003-02-06
13 Melanothamnus sparsus Kahala, reef flat off Hunakai Street Intertidal; epiphytic on saxicolus Preserved_Specimen Straw reddish to light reddish. Tetrasporangial and carposporangial. Magruder, W.H. 731 Oahu BISH 1986-07-05
14 Melanothamnus sparsus Kahe Point Preserved_Specimen Okano, R. 24350 Oahu BISH 2000-05-19
15 Melanothamnus sparsus Honolua Bay (South) Preserved_Specimen Hau, S. 24856 Maui BISH 2000-08-10
16 Melanothamnus sparsus Station 1 Preserved_Specimen Tetrasporic. Polloi, J. 117 Kure Atoll BISH 2002-09-29
17 Melanothamnus sparsus Chun's Reef Preserved_Specimen Cystocarpic. Magruder, W.H. Oahu BISH 1991-05-25
18 Melanothamnus sparsus Black Point, Diamond Head Preserved_Specimen Tetrasporic. Magruder, W.H. Oahu BISH 1991-04-24
19 Melanothamnus sparsus Papaula Point Preserved_Specimen epiphytic on Codium edule Hau, S. 24743 Maui BISH 2000-08-11
20 Melanothamnus sparsus Laupahoehoe Preserved_Specimen Okano, R. 24613 Hawaii BISH 2000-06-15
21 Melanothamnus sparsus Port Allen Preserved_Specimen Doty, M.S. 19145 Kauai BISH 1959-09-12
22 Melanothamnus sparsus Kauai Preserved_Specimen (Not on sheet) 31007.4 Kauai BISH
23 Melanothamnus sparsus Laupahoehoe Point Preserved_Specimen Doty, M.S. 17032 Hawaii BISH 1953-01-29
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