Sphacelaria cirrosa var. patentissima Greville 1827
Publication Details
Sphacelaria cirrosa var. patentissima Greville 1827: pl. 317
Published in: Greville, R.K. (1827). Scottish cryptogamic flora, or coloured figures and descriptions of cryptogamic plants, belonging chiefly to the order Fungi; and intended to serve as a continuation of English Botany. Vol. 6 (fasc. 61-66), pls 301-330. Edinburgh & London: MacLachlan & Stewart; Baldwin, Craddock & Joy.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Sphacelaria is Sphacelaria cirrosa (Roth) C.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Sphacelaria cirrosa (Roth) C.Agardh.
Source of Synonymy
Dogadina, T.V. (1984). De specie Chytridiochloridis (Pasch.) Jane (Xanthophyta) nova. Novosti Sistematiki Nizshikh Rastenii 21: 17-20, 5 figs. [in Russian]
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), tendrilled, ending in a narrow curled or wavy appendage (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 06 March 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 02 October 2024
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 02 October 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 November 2024
