Goniotrichum humphreyi Collins

  • Filed As

    Goniotrichaceae
    Goniotrichum humphreyi Collins ( type )

  • Collector(s)

    J. E. Humphrey s.n., 24 Mar 1893

  • Location

    Jamaica. St. Ann's Bay, on a sandy beach, on woodwork of a wreck.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 02105227

    Occurrence ID: 3e2a9c29-cf8b-4c12-b311-c46a971ba817

  • Exsiccatae

    Phycotheca Boreali-Americana, a collection of dried specimens of the Algae of North America

    Exsiccatae Number: 421

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  • Region

    West Indies

  • Country

    Jamaica

  • Locality

    St. Ann's Bay, on a sandy beach, on woodwork of a wreck

  • Coordinates

    18.4389, -77.199

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    1511.57

  • Georeferencing Method

    Georeferencing Quick Reference Guide, Version 2012. Located coordinates of geogr. center of shore of St. Ann’s Bay. Measured from coordinates to farthest extent of the bay to find linear extent (1500 m). Input information into MaNIS Georef. Calc. to find uncertainty radius (Bounded Area).

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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Phycotheca Boreali-Americaua. Collins, Holden, and Setchell.

421. Goniotrichum Humphreyi n. sP.

On woodwork of a wreck, on a sandy beach, St. Ann’s P Jamai-
ca, March 24, 1893.

J. E. HUMPHREY.

Frond filamentous, solid, gelatinous, occasionally forking or dividing
itno several branches, the terminal portion consisting of a single series
of cells; the'fflder part containing numerous cells, irregularly placed near
the surface of the filament; lateral branches abundant, simple, issuing
nearly at a right angle, composed of a single series of cells.

F. S. COLLINS.

EXPLANATION OF PLATE.

Figure 1, main filament forking ; figure 2, monosiphonous branch issuing
from main filament; figure 3, cross section of main filament; figure 4, main
filament dividing into several smaller branches ; figures 5, 6, and 7, young
filaments, showing various shapes of cells ; figure 8, filament in which the
cells are dividing, and also producing monosiphonous branches.

Figures 1-4 are magnified 160 diameters; figures 5-7, 400 diameters ;
figure 8, 330 diameters.

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