Apophlaea lyallii var. gigartinoides J.D.Hooker & Harvey 1855
Publication Details
Apophlaea lyallii var. gigartinoides J.D.Hooker & Harvey 1855: 244, no fig. (as 'var. ß gigartinoides')
Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1855). Algae. In: The botany of the Antarctic voyage of H.M. discovery ships Erebus and Terror, in the years 1839-1843, under the command of Captain Sir James Clark Ross.... II. Flora Novae-Zelandiae. Part II. Flowerless plants. (Hooker, J.D. Eds), pp. 211-266. London: Reeve.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Apophlaea is Apophlaea sinclairii J.D.Hooker & Harvey.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: "... at Otago, Lyall" [New Zealand]; (Harvey 1855: 244) Holotype [as "Syntype"]: D. Lyall; March 1850; BM; 000530643 (Sherwood & Sheath, 2003: 411) Notes: As the var. ß appears to be based on a single gathering, it is the holotype.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 02 July 2010 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 20 January 2022
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 20 January 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 15 April 2025