Mastocarpus papillatus

For the species of seaweed called 'Turkish towel', see Chondracanthus exasperatus. For the fungus called 'tar spot', see Rhytisma acerinum.

Mastocarpus papillatus
Turkish washcloth
Turkish washcloth
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Clade: Archaeplastida
Division: Rhodophyta
Class: Florideophyceae
Order: Gigartinales
Family: Phyllophoraceae
Genus: Mastocarpus
Species:
M. papillatus
Binomial name
Mastocarpus papillatus
Synonyms[2][3]

Mastocarpus papillatus, sometimes called Turkish washcloth, black tar spot,[4] or grapestone[5] is a species of red algae in the family Phyllophoraceae. It is sometimes confused with the distantly related Turkish towel (Chondracanthus exasperatus) which is of a similar texture but larger. The specific epithet papillatus ('with papillae')[6] is due to the nipple-like projections on the female gametophyte which can give the texture of a terrycloth washcloth found at a Turkish bath.[4]

  1. ^ Kützing, F.T. (1843). Phycologia generalis oder Anatomie, Physiologie und Systemkunde der Tange. Mit 80 farbig gedruckten Tafeln, gezeichnet und gravirt vom Verfasser. pp. [part 1]: [i]-xxxii, [1]-142, [part 2:] 143-458, 1, err.], pls 1-80. Leipzig: F.A. Brockhaus.
  2. ^ M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org/search/species/detail/?species_id=ra408038afa540140; searched on 11 September 2017
  3. ^ Guiry, Michael D. (2015). Mastocarpus papillatus (C.Agardh) Kützing, 1843. In: Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2017). AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway (taxonomic information republished from AlgaeBase with permission of M.D. Guiry). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=163258 on 2017-09-11
  4. ^ a b "Turkish Washcloth or Black Tar Spot". Slater Museum of Natural History. Slater Museum of Natural History. Marine Panel. Tacoma, WA: University of Puget Sound. 2017. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  5. ^ Lewallen, Eleanor; Lewallen, John (21 March 1996). Sea Vegetable Gourmet Cookbook and Wildcrafter's Guide (1st ed.). Mendocino, CA: Mendocino Sea vegetable Company. pp. 41, 84. ISBN 978-0964764378. LCCN 95-78957. OCLC 34314822.
  6. ^ G., Chuck (2005). "Dictionary of Botanical Epithets". Dictionary of Botanical Epithets. Retrieved 11 September 2017. papillosus papillosa papillosum with papillae papilla papill noun/f a nipple, teat