@article{fdi:010064864, title = {{T}wo new species of {P}latoma ({S}chizymeniaceae) from the western {S}outh {P}acific {O}cean}, author = {{D}'{A}rchino, {R}. and {N}elson, {W}. {A}. and {P}ayri, {C}laude and {Z}uccarello, {G}. {C}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{R}ecent collections in northern {N}ew {Z}ealand and {N}ew {C}aledonia revealed a single undescribed species of {P}latoma in each of these countries. {P}latoma novae-zealandiae sp. nov. is distinguished from its {N}ew {C}aledonian congener by its less foliose habit, subterete to flattened branches decreasing in width with increasing level of branching, distinctive protuberant ostiolate cystocarps, and large granular 'gland' cells. {T}hese features contrast with the morphology of {P}latoma novae-caledoniae sp. nov., which was irregularly to pseudodichotomously branched, with branches of almost equal width throughout, more blade-like and polymorphic, with barely protuberant nonostiolate cystocarps and uniformly refractive gland cells. {T}hese two species add to the regional floras of these highly biodiverse areas. {T}hese new taxa of {P}latoma increase the total number of species to 10; of these, five are known from the western {P}acific, of which four are endemic to the region.}, keywords = {{N}emastomatales ; {N}ew {C}aledonia ; {N}ew {Z}ealand ; {R}hodophyta ; rbc{L} ; {T}axonomy ; {PACIFIQUE} ; {NOUVELLE} {CALEDONIE} ; {NOUVELLE} {ZELANDE}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{P}hycologia}, volume = {54}, numero = {3}, pages = {307--315}, ISSN = {0031-8884}, year = {2015}, DOI = {10.2216/14-113.1}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010064864}, }