Lomentaria rosea var. orcadensis (Harvey) Harvey 1850

Publication Details
Lomentaria rosea var. orcadensis (Harvey) Harvey 1850: pl. CCCI [301]

Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1850). Phycologia britannica, or, a history of British sea-weeds: containing coloured figures, generic and specific characters, synonymes, and descriptions of all the species of algae inhabiting the shores of the British Islands. pp. text with plates, pls CCLXXI-CCCXVIII [271-318]. London: Reeve & Benham.

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Lomentaria is Lomentaria articulata (Hudson) Lyngbye.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Lomentaria orcadensis (Harvey) Collins.

Source of Synonymy
Taylor, W.R. (1937). Notes on North Atlantic marine algae. I. Papers of the Michigan Academy of Science 22: 225-233.

Basionym
Chrysymenia orcadensis Harvey

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), rose-coloured (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 08 December 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 02 August 2017

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 02 August 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024

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