Polymorpha crispa (Stackhouse) Stackhouse 1809

Publication Details
Polymorpha crispa (Stackhouse) Stackhouse 1809

Published in: Stackhouse, J. (1809). Tentamen marino-cryptogamicum, ordinem novum; in genera et species distributum, in Classe XXIVta Linnaei sistens. Mémoires de la Société Imperiale des Naturalistes de Moscou 2: [50]-97.

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Type Species
This is the type species (lectotype) of the genus Polymorpha.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Chondrus crispus Stackhouse.

Basionym
Chondrus crispus Stackhouse

Type Information
Type locality: N. Atlantic Ocean; (Silva & al. 1996: 898) Holotype: LINN; 1274.68 (Dixon & Irvine 1977: 234)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), crisped, irregularly waved and twisted (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 11 December 2001 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 23 September 2004

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 September 2004. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 November 2024

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