The validation of the names Pseudobranchioglossum and its type species Pseudobranchioglossum senegalense (Delesseriaceae, Rhodophyta)

Pseudobranchioglossum gen. nov. and the sole species Ps. senegalense sp. nov., names proposed but not validated by Bodard, are herein validated with descriptions, the required citation of the Holotype, and the place where it has been deposited (PC). This new taxon of Delesseriaceae is known from locations on the coast of Senegal, West Africa.