Hincksia sordida (Harvey) P.C.Silva 1987
Publication Details
Hincksia sordida (Harvey) P.C.Silva 1987: 130
Published in: Silva, P.C., Meñez, E.G. & Moe, R.L. (1987). Catalog of the benthic marine algae of the Philippines. Smithsonian Contributions to Marine Sciences 27: [i-ii] iii-iv, 1-179, 2 figs, 1 table.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Hincksia is Hincksia ramulosa J.E.Gray.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Ectocarpus sordidus Harvey
Type Information
Type locality: "Georgetown, covering small Algae, Gunn." [Tasmania]; (Harvey 1859: 50) Holotype: TCD; (Womersley 1987: 50) Notes: Womersley (1987) notes that there is an isotype in BM.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 12 July 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 27 February 2018
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Nomenclatural note
Combination also proposed by Luan Rixiao & Ding Lanping in Luan Rixiao (2013: 60). - (04 September 2015) - M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 27 February 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 08 April 2025