Microthoe marginata (Ellis & Solander) Harvey 1855
Current name:
Dichotomaria marginata (J.Ellis & Solander) Lamarck
Padangbai, Bali - 22m - Reef slope - Substrate: mixed carbonate, volcanoclastic sands - 20 January 2012. Russell Kelley (www.byoguides.com)
Publication Details
Microthoe marginata (Ellis & Solander) Harvey 1855: 553
Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1855). Some account of the marine botany of the colony of western Australia. Transactions of the Royal Irish Academy 22: 525-566.
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A type species for this genus does not appear to have been designated.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Galaxaura marginata (J. Ellis & Solander) J.V.Lamouroux.
Source of Synonymy
Silva, P.C., Basson, P.W. & Moe, R.L. (1996). Catalogue of the benthic marine algae of the Indian Ocean. University of California Publications in Botany 79: [i]-xiv, 1-1259.
Basionym
Corallina marginata J.Ellis & Solander
Type Information
Type locality: Bahamas; (Silva & al. 1996: 107) Notes: Huisman & Womersley (1994: 115) notes that the type is lost; lectotypified by Ellis & Solander, 1786, pl. 22, fig. 6 (see Papenfuss et al., 1982: 411).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), margined (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 18 April 2001 by Sandy Lawson.
Last updated: 22 February 2016
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 22 February 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
