Contarinia pacifica (Børgesen) Denizot 1968
Current name:
Contarinia pacifica (Børgesen) Denizot
Rowley Shoals, Western AustraliaJ.M. Huisman
Publication Details
Contarinia pacifica (Børgesen) Denizot 1968: 187, 309, no fig.
Published in: Denizot, M. (1968). Les algues floridées encroutantes (à l'éxclusion des Corallinacées). pp. [1]-310, 227 figs. Paris: Laboratoire de Cryptogamie, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle.
Publication date: 24 February 1968
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Contarinia is Contarinia peyssonneliiformis Zanardini.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Rhizophyllis pacifica Børgesen
Type Information
Type locality: Hanga Piko, Easter Island; (Børgesen 1924: 284) Type: C. Skottsberg; Growing on Lithothamnion; C?; (Børgesen 1924: 282)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), pertaining to the Pacific Ocean.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 13 April 2000 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 16 January 2020
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 16 January 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 November 2024