Nereidea rigida (Bory) Kuntze 1891

Publication Details
Nereidea rigida (Bory) Kuntze 1891: 907

Published in: Kuntze, O. (1891). Revisio generum plantarum. Vol. 2 pp. 375-1011. Leipzig, London, Milan, New York, Paris: Arthur Felix, Dulau & Co., U. Hoepli, Gust. E. Stechert, Charles Klincksieck.

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Publication date: 5 November 1891

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Nereidea is Nereidea coccinea (Hudson) Stackhouse.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Plocamium rigidum Bory.

Source of Synonymy
Bélanger, C. & Bory de Saint-Vincent, J.B.G.M. (1834). Voyage aux Indes-Orientales. Botanique IIe Partie. Cryptogamie. pp. 1-192. Paris: A. Bertrand.

Basionym
Plocamium rigidum Bory

Type Information
Type locality: Cape of Good Hope, South Africa; (Silva & al. 1996: 343)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), rigid (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 05 December 2016

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 05 December 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 March 2025

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