Turbinaria tetraedra Ruprecht 1849
Publication Details
Turbinaria tetraedra Ruprecht 1849: 80 (as 'tetraëdra')
Published in: Ruprecht, F.J. (1849). Die Vegetation des rothen Meeres und ihre Beziehung zu den allgemeinen Sätzen der Pflanzen-Geographie. Mémoires de l'Académie Impériale des Sciences de Saint-Pétersbourg, Sér. 6, Sciences Naturelles 6(Botanique): 71-84.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Turbinaria is Turbinaria turbinata (Linnaeus) Kuntze.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Turbinaria triquetra (J.Agardh) Kützing.
Source of Synonymy
Papenfuss, G.F. (1968). A history, catalogue, and bibliography of the Red Sea benthic algae. Israel Journal of Botany 17: 1-118, 1 table, 1 folded map.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 03 October 2020
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Nomenclatural note
Tor - (03 October 2020) - M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 03 October 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 12 April 2025
