Heterosiphonia wurdemannii var. laxa Børgesen 1919
Current name:
Heterosiphonia crispella var. laxa (Børgesen) M.J.Wynne
Panama. Spermatangial stichidium on branched lateral branchletDiane Littler (littlerd@si.edu)
Publication Details
Heterosiphonia wurdemannii var. laxa Børgesen 1919: 327, figs 327, 328
Published in: Børgesen, F. (1919). The marine algae of the Danish West Indies. Part 3. Rhodophyceae (5). Dansk Botanisk Arkiv 3: 305-368, Figs 308-360.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Heterosiphonia is Heterosiphonia berkeleyi Montagne.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Heterosiphonia crispella var. laxa (Børgesen) M.J.Wynne.
Source of Synonymy
Wynne, M.J. (1985). Concerning the names Scagelia corallina and Heterosiphonia wurdmannii (Ceramiales, Rhodophyta). Cryptogamie, Algologie 6: 81-90, 4 figs.
Type Information
Type locality: St. Croix, Virgin Islands; (Silva & al. 1996: 441)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 28 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 08 October 2018
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 08 October 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 November 2024
