Petrocelis hennedyi (Harvey) Batters 1890
Publication Details
Petrocelis hennedyi (Harvey) Batters 1890: 94, pl. 11: figs 3, 4
Published in: Batters, E.A.L. (1890). A list of marine algae of Berwick-on-Tweed. History of the Berwickshire Naturalists' Club 12: 221-392, pls VII-XI.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Petrocelis is Petrocelis cruenta J.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Haemescharia hennedyi (Harvey) K.L.Vinogradova & Yacovleva.
Source of Synonymy
Vinogradova, K.L. & Yakovleva, T.A. (1989). O sistematicheskom polozhenii Petrocelis hennedyi i P. polygyna (Rhodophyta, Cruoriaceae). Botanicheskij Zhurnal SSSR 74: 744-753, 12 figs.
Basionym
Actinococcus hennedyi Harvey
Type Information
Bute, Cumbrae, Scotland; Lectotype: TCD; (Dixon & Irvine 1977: 245)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 22 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 08 April 2025
