Myriotrichia densa Batters 1895
Publication Details
Myriotrichia densa Batters 1895: 169 [313, figs 11–13]
Published in: Batters, E.A.L. (1895). Some new British algae. Annals of Botany 9: 168-169.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Myriotrichia is Myriotrichia clavaeformis Harvey.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Leblondiella densa (Batters) Hamel.
Source of Synonymy
Hamel, G. (1939). Phéophycées de France. Fasc. V. pp. i-xlvii + 337-431, [432, expl. pl.], [i]-xliv, xlvii], figs 56-60, 10 pls. Paris: [Publié par l'auteur].
Type Information
Type locality: Weymouth, Cumbrae, Arran; Swanage; (Batters 1895: 313) Type: E.A. Batters; T.H. Buffham; Thickly fringing the old fronds of Zostera marina; (Batters 1895: 313) Notes: Batters collected it at Weymouth in September 1892
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), dense (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 29 October 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 11 October 2024
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Nomenclatural note
Batters gives a brief description of Myriotrichia densa in Annals of Botany, Vol. 9, No. 33, p. 169, 1895, which INA regards as a "nomen subnudum". He states his intention to give a fuller description and figs in a later number of this journal. This he does in Vol. 9, No. 34, pp. 313 and 320. However, the name is nomenclaturally valid from Annals of Botany, Vol. 9, No. 33, p. 169, 1895, despite the brief description. - (06 September 2007) - G.M. Guiry
Habitat note
"Epiphytic on decaying leaves of Zostera spp., lower eulittoral pools and shallow sublittoral." (Fletcher 2024: 321). - (11 October 2024) - M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 11 October 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 08 April 2025
