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Haloplegma preissii (Harvey) Montagne 1845: 149.

Phylum Rhodophyta – Order Ceramiales – Family Ceramiaceae – Tribe Compsothamnieae

Selected citations: J. Agardh 1851: 111; 1876: 90. De Toni 1903: 1366. De Toni & Forti 1923: 53. Harvey 1855a: 558; 1859a: pl. 79; 1859b: 330; 1863, synop.: xlviii. Huisman 1997: 198. Huisman et al. 1990: 96. Kendrick et al. 1990: 52. Kützing 1849: 672; 1862: 19, pl. 62d, e. Lucas 1909: 50; 1929a: 24; 1929b: 52. Lucas & Perrin 1947: 336, fig. 163. Schmitz & Hauptfleisch 1897: 492, fig. 269C, D. Silva et al. 1996: 414. Sonder 1848: 171; 1853: 676; 1855: 514; 1881: 12. Weber-van Bosse 1913: 136(?).

Synonyms

Rhodoplexia preissii Harvey in W.J. Hooker 1844, pl. 613.

Haloplegma cornu-damae Kützing 1862: 19, pl. 63a–c.

Thallus (Fig. 134A) red-brown, flat and complanately branched, (5–) 10–20 cm high, much branched with main branches 5–10 mm broad bearing laterals marginally of various sizes for 3 or 4 orders, mostly 1–2 mm thick, ultimate branches lobed to pointed, margins smooth, surface felt like. Stipe 2–20 mm long, 1–3 mm broad, holdfast rhizoidal, 2–10 mm across; epilithic or epiphytic on Ainphibolis. Structure. Marginal apices regularly fringing the blades (Fig. 134B) but not conspicuous due to overtopping by long, curved filaments of the surface clusters; rectangular network filaments present but not conspicuous, cells 35–55 µm in diameter and L/D 3–8 (–20). Surface clusters (Fig. 134C) 400–700 µm long, basally branched but with long, unbranched, curved, gently tapering ends 250–500 µm and 15–32 cells long, cells 18–30 µm in diameter and L/D 1–1.5. Cells multinucleate; rhodoplasts discoid to elongate.

Reproduction: Gametophytes dioecious. Carpogonial branches (Fig. 141D) borne on short branches on lower cells of surface clusters, details uncertain. Carposporophytes (Fig. 134D) lying within and loosely surrounded by filaments of the surface clusters, with 3–5 rounded gonimolobes 400–700 µm across, all cells forming ovoid carposporangia 10–20 µm in diameter. Spermatangial heads (Fig. 134E, F) terminal on the unbranched filaments of the surface clusters, ovoid, 25–35 µm in diameter, with 5–8 axial cells bearing whorls of cells producing spermatangia.

Tetrasporangia (Fig. 134G) terminal on short branches from the lower to mid cells of the (otherwise) unbranched surface filaments, slightly ovoid, 20–45 µm in diameter, tetrahedrally divided.

Type from W. Aust. (Preiss); holotype in Herb. Harvey, TCD?

Selected specimens: Safety Bay, W. Aust., drift (Womersley, 29.ix.1979; AD, A50744). Twin Rocks, Head of Great Australian Bight, S. Aust., 20–22 m deep (Branden, 19.i.1991; AD, A61135). Elliston, S. Aust., 25 m deep (Shepherd, 25.x.1971; AD, A42571). Topgallant I., S. Aust., 35 m deep (Branden, 2.vii.1987; AD, A57551). Price I., Point Avoid, S. Aust., 21 m deep (Branden, 6.i.1989; AD, A59967). Tiparra Reef, Spencer Gulf, S. Aust., 12 m deep (Shepherd, 27.vii.1970; AD, A36014). Pondalowie Bay, S. Aust., 5–8 m deep (Shepherd, 14.iv.1963; AD, A26593). Stenhouse Bay, S. Aust., 3–4 m deep on jetty piles (Cannon, 15.x.1988; AD, A59168). Investigator Strait, S. Aust., 31 m deep (Watson, 23.i.1971; AD, A41091). Somerton, S. Aust., drift (Womersley, 13.vi.1966; AD, A30529). Victor Harbor, S. Aust., drift (Womersley, 14.vii.1963; AD, A26526). Flour Cask Bay, Kangaroo I., S. Aust., drift (Womersley, 12.ii.1956; AD, A20163). Pennington Bay, Kangaroo I., S. Aust., sublittoral fringe (Womersley, 6.i.1947; AD, A4428). Robe, S. Aust., 3–6 m deep (Baldock, 15.v.1967; AD, A31482). Stinky Bay, Nora Creina, S. Aust., reef pools (Wollaston, 2.iii.1969; AD, A33775). Lawrence Rocks, Portland, Vic., 20 m deep (Watson, 14.v.1969; AD, A34433). Point Lonsdale, Vic., drift (Sinkora A1196, 8.xi.1970; AD, A62656). Cat Bay, Phillip I., Vic., drift (Womersley, 10.iv.1959; AD, A22712). Walkerville, Vic., in pool (Sinkora A2135,2.iii.1975; AD, A48282). Rocky Cape, Tas., upper sublittoral pools (Wollaston & Mitchell, 24.ii.1964; AD, A27656). Georgetown, Tas., upper sublittoral (Womersley, 29.i.1949; AD, A10253). Fluted Cape, Bruny I., Tas., 10 m deep (Shepherd, 11.ii.1972; AD, A41796).


Distribution map based
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specimens held in the
State Herbarium of SA

Distribution: Widespread in tropical waters, especially the Indian Ocean.

In southern Australia, from Shark Bay, W. Aust. (Huisman et al. 1990, p. 96) to Walkerville, Vic., and around Tasmania.

Taxonomic notes: H. preissii is a common alga on rough-water coasts of southern Australia, ranging from shaded pool situations to deep water.

Var. B flabelliforme Harvey (1859b: 330) from near Georgetown, Tasmania, appears to be only a slender form of the species, and H. cornu-damae is typical of the species.

Weber-van Bosse (1913, p. 136) recorded H. preissii from Cargados Carajos (N of Mauritius); this tropical locality is well outside the Australian distribution and the specimen should be checked, especially as to similarities with H. anweri Shameel & Nizamuddin (1972, p. 434). Cribb (1983, p. 92) refers the W.v. Bosse record to H. duperreyi.

References:

AGARDH, J.G. (1851). Species Genera et Ordines Algarum. Vol. 2, Part 1, I-XII, 1–336 + index. (Gleerup: Lund.)

AGARDH, J.G. (1876). Species Genera et Ordines Algarum. Vol. 3, Part 1- Epicrisis systematic Floridearum, pp. i-vii, 1–724. (Weigel: Leipzig.)

CRIBB, A.B. (1983). Marine algae of the southern Great Barrier Reef-Part 1. Rhodophyta. Aust. Coral Reef Soc.Handbook No. 2.

DE TONI, G.B. & FORTI, A. (1923). Alghe di Australia, Tasmania e Nouva Zelanda. Mein. R. Inst. Veneto Sci., Lett. Arti 29, 1–183, Plates 1–10.

DE TONI, G.B. (1903). Sylloge Algarum omnium hucusque Cognitarum. Vol. 4. Florideae. Sect. 3, pp. 775–1521 + 1523–1525. (Padua.)

HARVEY, W.H. (1855a). Some account of the marine botany of the colony of Western Australia. Trans. R. Jr. Acad. 22, 525–566.

HARVEY, W.H. (1859a). Phycologia Australica. Vol. 2, Plates 61–120. (Reeve: London.)

HARVEY, W.H. (1859b). Algae. In Hooker, J.D., The Botany of the Antarctic Voyage. III. Flora Tasmaniae. Vol. II, pp. 282–343, Plates 185–196. (Reeve: London.)

HARVEY, W.H. (1863). Phycologia Australica. Vol. 5, Plates 241–300, synop., pp. i-lxxiii. (Reeve: London.)

HOOKER, W.J. (1844). Icones plantarum. 3(2), i-viii, Plates 601–700.

HUISMAN, J.M. (1997). Marine Benthic Algae of the Houtman Abrolhos Islands, Western Australia. In Wells, F.E. (Ed.) The Marine Flora and Fauna of the Houtman Abrolhos Islands, Western Australia, pp. 177–237. (W. Aust. Museum: Perth.)

HUISMAN, J.M., KENDRICK, G.A., WALKER, D.I. & COUTÉ, A. (1990). The Marine Algae of Shark Bay, Western Australia. Research in Shark Bay. Report of the France-Australe Bicentenary Expedition Committee, pp. 89–100.

KÜTZING, F.T. (1849). Species Algarum. (Leipzig.)

KÜTZING, F.T. (1862). Tabulae Phycologicae. Vol 12. (Nordhausen.)

KENDRICK, G.A., HUISMAN, J.M. & WALKER, D.I. (1990). Benthic macroalgae of Shark Bay, Western Australia. Bot. Mar 33, 47–54.

LUCAS, A.H.S. & PERRIN, F. (1947). The Seaweeds of South Australia. Part 2. The Red Seaweeds. (Govt Printer: Adelaide.)

LUCAS, A.H.S. (1909). Revised list of the Fucoideae and Florideae of Australia. Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W. 34, 9–60.

LUCAS, A.H.S. (1929a). The marine algae of Tasmania. Pap. Proc. R. Soc. Tasm. 1928, 6–27.

LUCAS, A.H.S. (1929b). A census of the marine algae of South Australia. Trans. R. Soc. S. Aust. 53, 45–53.

MONTAGNE, C. (1845). Voyage au Pôle Sud et dans l'Océanie sur les Corvettes l'Astrolabeet la Zélée. Botanique, TI . Plantes cellulaires. (Plates 1–20 dated 1852.) (Sirou: Paris.)

SCHMITZ, F. & HAUPTFLEISCH, P. (1897). Ceramiaceae. In Engler, A. & Prantl, K., Die natarlichen Pflanzenfamilien, Vol. 1, Part 2, pp. 481–504. (Leipzig.)

SHAMEEL, M. & NIZAMUDDIN, M. (1972). Morphology and development of a new alga Haloplegma anwerii (Ceramiaceae) from Karachi coast. Nova Hedwigia 23, 433–444.

SILVA, P.C., BASSON, P.W. & MOE, R.L. (1996). Catalogue of the Benthic Marine Algae of the Indian Ocean. (University of California Press: Berkeley, Los Angeles & London.)

SONDER, O.W. (1848). Algae. In Lehmann, C., Plantae Preissianae. Vol. 2, pp. 161–195. (Hamburg.)

SONDER, O.W. (1853). Plantae Muellerianae. Algae. Linnaea 25, 657–709.

SONDER, O.W. (1855). Algae annis 1852 et 1853 collectae. Linnaea 26, 506–528.

SONDER, O.W. (1881). In Mueller, F., Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae. Supplementum ad volumen undecinum: Algae Australianae hactenus cognitae, pp. 1–42, 105–107. (Melbourne.)

The Marine Benthic Flora of Southern Australia Part IIIC complete list of references.

Author: H.B.S. Womersley and E.M. Wollaston

Publication: Womersley, H.B.S. (24 December, 1998)
The Marine Benthic Flora of Southern Australia
Rhodophyta. Part IIIC. Ceramiales – Ceramiaceae, Dasyaceae
©State Herbarium of South Australia, Government of South Australia


Illustrations in Womersley Part IIIA, 1998: FIGS 134, 141 D.

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Fig. 134. Haloplegma preissii (A–C, G, AD, A36014; D, AD, A26526; E, F, AD, A33775). A. Habit, plant on Amphibolis. B. Frond margin. C. Section of thallus with surface clusters with long, unbranched, curved filaments. D. Carposporophyte with 3-4 gonimolobes, surrounded by unbranched filaments. E. Surface filaments with spermatangial heads. F. Spermatangial heads. G. Surface filaments with tetrasporangia.

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Fig. 141. A, B. Spongoclonium australicum (AD, A66797). A. A young fertile branch prior to carpogonial branch development. B. A fertile axis with a carpogonial branch. C. Lophothamnion hirtum (AD, A66723). A fertile branch with a carpogonial branch. D. Haloplegma preisii (AD, A26526). A branch apex with a carpogonial branch plus trichogyne, and other sterile cel Is or filaments. E. Euptilota articulata (AD, A63815). A branch apex with a carpogonial branch. F. Ptilota hannafordii (AD, A27397). A branch apex with a carpogonial branch.


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