Bossea dichotoma Manza 1937

Publication Details
Bossea dichotoma Manza 1937: 562

Published in: Manza, A.V. (1937). Some north Pacific species of articulated corallines. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science of the United States of America 23: 561-567.

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Bossea is Bossea plumosa Manza.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Bossiella dichotoma (Manza) P.C.Silva.

Source of Synonymy
Schneider, C.W. & Wynne, M.J. (2007). A synoptic review of the classification of red algal genera a half a century after Kylin's "Die Gattungen der Rhodophyceen". Botanica Marina 50: 197-249.

Type Information
Type locality: Nye's Point, Moss Beach, San Mateo County, California; (Dawson 1953: 156) Holotype: Manza; May 5, 1931; UC; sheet 545756 (Dawson 1953: 156)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), dichotomous, having divisions always in pairs (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 07 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 19 August 2010

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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 19 August 2010. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024

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