Espera mediterranea Decaisne 1842
Publication Details
Espera mediterranea Decaisne 1842: 111
Published in: Decaisne, J. (1842). Mémoire sur les corallines ou polypiers calcifères. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Botanique, Seconde Série 18: 96-128.
Request PDFType Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Espera.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Penicillus capitatus Lamarck.
Type Information
Type locality: "Hab. in mari Mediterraneo (Villefranche), Risso. (In herb. Mus. Par. comm. à Cl. Agardh. fil.); (Decaisne 1842: 111)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), Mediterranean Sea (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 22 December 1997 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 22 June 2022
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 22 June 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 November 2024
