Batophora oerstedii J.Agardh 1854

Publication Details
Batophora oerstedii J.Agardh 1854: 108 (as 'Oerstedi')

Published in: Agardh, J.G. (1854). Nya algformer. Öfversigt af Kongl. Vetenskaps-Academiens Förhandlingar, Stockholm 11(4): 107-111.

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Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Batophora.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Type Information
Type locality: "Hab. ad radices Rhizophorae Mangle in sinu substagnanti, 'Krauses lagoon' dicto, ad Insulam St. Crucis: Oersted." [on prop roots of Rhizophora; Krause Lagoon, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands]; (Agardh 1854: 108) Type: LD?;

Eponomy
Named for Anders Sandøe Ørsted (1816-1872), a Danish botanist.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 05 July 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 04 April 2023

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 04 April 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024

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