Spatoglossum schmittii W.R.Taylor (1945:93)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Spatoglossum schmitti W.R.Taylor (1945:93)
Conservation Status
Missing (Miller et al., 2007; Edgar et al., 2010)
Last record: 1978 (Miller et al., 2007)
IUCN RedList status: Critically Endangered (Possibly Extinct)
Distribution
Galápagos Islands (Fernandina, Floreana, Isabela, San Cristóbal & Santa Cruz), Ecuador
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Taylor, W. R. (1945). Pacific marine algae of the Allan Hancock Expeditions to the Galápagos Islands Islands. Allan Hancock Pacific Expeditions 12: i-iv, 1-528, 3 figs, 100 pls.
Other references:
Edgar, Graham J., Banks, Stuart A., Brandt, Margarita, Bustamante, Rodrigo H., Chiriboga, Angel, Earle, Sylvia A., Garske, Lauren E., Glynn, Peter W., Grove, Jack S., Henderson, Scott, Hickman, Cleve P., Miller, Kathy A., Rivera, Fernando and Wellington, Gerald M. (2010). El Niño, grazers and fisheries interact to greatly elevate extinction risk for Galapagos marine species. Global Change Biology 16(10): 2876-2890. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2486.2009.02117.x
M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 31 December 2010. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 07 October 2023
Miller, K. A., Garske, L. and Edgar, G. (2007). Spatoglossum schmittii. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2007: e.T63591A12685707. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T63591A12685707.en. Downloaded on 11 February 2017.
Wellington, G. M. (1975). The Galápagos coastal marine environments. A resource report to the Department of National Parks and Wildlife. A resource report to the Department of National Parks and Wildlife, Quito. 357 pp.