Nereidea patens (G.Martens) Kuntze 1891
Publication Details
Nereidea patens (G.Martens) Kuntze 1891: 907
Published in: Kuntze, O. (1891). Revisio generum plantarum. Vol. 2 pp. 375-1011. Leipzig, London, Milan, New York, Paris: Arthur Felix, Dulau & Co., U. Hoepli, Gust. E. Stechert, Charles Klincksieck.
Request PDFPublication date: 5 November 1891
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Nereidea is Nereidea coccinea (Hudson) Stackhouse.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Plocamium patens G.Martens.
Source of Synonymy
Silva, P.C., Basson, P.W. & Moe, R.L. (1996). Catalogue of the benthic marine algae of the Indian Ocean. University of California Publications in Botany 79: [i]-xiv, 1-1259.
Basionym
Plocamium patens G.Martens
Type Information
Syntype localities: Timor, Indonesia; Zamboanga, Mindanao, Philippine Islands; (Silva & al. 1996: 343) Notes: According to Wynne (2002; 354) the type locality is Zamboanga, Mindanao, Phillipines.
Origin of Species Name
Participle B (Latin), spreading, outspread, diverging from the axis at almost 90 degrees (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 26 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 07 March 2022
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 07 March 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 17 March 2025
