Desmarestia chordalis Hooker f. & Harvey 1845
Publication Details
Desmarestia chordalis Hooker f. & Harvey 1845: 249
Published in: Hooker, J.D. & Harvey, W.H. (1845). Algae antarcticae, being characters and descriptions of the hitherto unpublished species of algae, discovered in Lord Auckland's Group, Campbell's Island, Kerguelen's Land, Falkland Islands, Cape Horn and other southern circumpolar regions, during the voyage of H.M. discovery ships "Erebus" and "Terror". London Journal of Botany 4: 249-276, 293-298.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Desmarestia is Desmarestia aculeata (Linnaeus) J.V.Lamouroux.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: "HAB. Christmas Harbour, Kerguelen's Land"; (Hooker & Harvey 1845: 249) Holotype: BM?;
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), ?like rope, catgut ; from ‘chorda’ (Lewis & Short 1890).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 05 September 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 10 October 2021
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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 10 October 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 November 2024
