Tenarea dispar (Foslie) W.H.Adey 1970

Current name:
Lithophyllum dispar (Foslie) Foslie
Northern California - 08 March 2011. Wendell Wood (ww@oregonwild.org)
Publication Details
Tenarea dispar (Foslie) W.H.Adey 1970: 7
Published in: Adey, W.H. (1970). A revision of the Foslie crustose coralline herbarium. Det Kongelige Norske Videnskabers Selskab Skrifter (1970)(1): 1-46, 13 figs. [in English]
Publication date: October 1970
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Tenarea is Tenarea tortuosa (Esper) Me.Lemoine.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Lithophyllum dispar (Foslie) Foslie.
Basionym
Lithophyllum tumidulum f. dispar Foslie
Type Information
Type locality: west coast of Whidbey Island, Washington State, USA; (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 161) Lectotype: Setchell & N.L.Gardner Algae of Puget Sound number 658; 28.vii.1901; cast ashore on Ahnfeltia concinna; TRH; A18-1186 (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 161)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 31 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 29 December 2015
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
Paul Gabrielson in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 29 December 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 17 April 2025