Spyridia hypnoides (Bory) Papenfuss 1968
Current name:
Spyridia hypnoides (Bory) Papenfuss
KwaZulu-NatalOlivier De Clerck (odclerck@gmail.com)
Publication Details
Spyridia hypnoides (Bory) Papenfuss 1968: 281-282
Published in: Papenfuss, G.F. (1968). Notes on South African marine algae. V. Journal of South African Botany 34: 267-287.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Spyridia is Spyridia filamentosa (Wulfen) Harvey.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Thamnophora hypnoides Bory
Type Information
Type locality: Cape Comorin, Tamil Nadu, India; (Silva & al. 1996: 428) Type: PC?; herb. Bory (Yoshida 1998: 938)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), resembling the mosses, specifically the genus Hypnum (Neal 1993).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 12 January 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 12 November 2021
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Citing AlgaeBase
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 November 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 November 2024
