Hecatonema globosum (Reinke) Batters 1902
Publication Details
Hecatonema globosum (Reinke) Batters 1902: 41
Published in: Batters, E.A.L. (1902). A catalogue of the British marine algae being a list of all the species of seaweeds known to occur on the shores of the British Islands, with the localities where they are found. Journal of Botany, British and Foreign 40(Supplement): 1-107.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Hecatonema is Hecatonema maculans (Collins) Sauvageau.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Microspongium globosum Reinke.
Source of Synonymy
Fletcher, R.L. (2024). Brown seaweeds (Phaeophyceae) of Britain and Ireland. pp. [i]-x, [1]–806. London: Pelagic Publishing & Natural History Museum.
Basionym
Microspongium globosum Reinke
Type Information
Type locality: Germany: Kieler Bucht; (Reinke 1888: 20) Type: KIEL?;
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), round like a ball, globose, spherical (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 19 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 15 October 2024
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 15 October 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
