Algae. 1996; 11(1): 95-100.

Monosporus inkyui sp. nov. from Korea (Ceramiales, Rhodophyta)

Gwang Hoon Kim, Do Sung Choi

Department of Biology, Kongju National University, Department of Science Education, Kwangju National University of Education

A new species of the genus Monosporus, M. inkyui sp. nov., from Korea is described. This species has only monosporangia as a reproductive structure and is distinguished by having four-celled propagule-forming branch which bud from a distal end of axial cell and developing a propagule on a basalmost cell of the branch. When the plants were investigated in culture, a typical non-sexual life history was observed. Under various environmental conditions, it developed fertile branch with propagule consistently and only the vegetative propagule was observed for the reproductive structure.

Keywords : Monosporus, propagule, asexual reproduction, Ceramiaceae, Rhodophyta