Spyridia hypnoides subsp. complanata (J.Agardh) M.J.Wynne 1998
Publication Details
Spyridia hypnoides subsp. complanata (J.Agardh) M.J.Wynne 1998: 94
Published in: Wynne, M.J. (1998). A checklist of benthic marine algae of the tropical and subtropical western Atlantic: first revision. Nova Hedwigia Beihefte 116: [i]-iii, 1-155, 5 figs.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Spyridia is Spyridia filamentosa (Wulfen) Harvey.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Spyridia aculeata subsp. complanata (J.Agardh) Hommersand.
Source of Synonymy
Hommersand, M.H. (1963). The morphology and classification of some Ceramiaceae and Rhodomelaceae. University of California Publications in Botany 35: [1]-vii, 165-366, 52 figs, 6 pls.
Basionym
Spyridia complanata J.Agardh
Type Information
Syntype localities: West Indies, Brazil; (Agardh 1851: 343) Type: LD; Herb. alg. Agardh, 19357
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), resembling the mosses, specifically the genus Hypnum (Neal 1993).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 24 June 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 20 February 2021
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 20 February 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 27 November 2024
