Hypnea ustulata (Turner) Montagne 1840

Publication Details
Hypnea ustulata (Turner) Montagne 1840: 160

Published in: Montagne, C. (1840). Plantae cellulares. Familis III. Phyceae Fries.. In: Histoire naturelle des Iles Canaries. Tome troisième. Deuxième partie. Phytographia canariensis. Section Ultima. (Barker-Webb, P. & Berthelot, S. Eds), pp. 132-194. Paris: Béthune. Éditeur, rue de Vaugirard, 36.

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Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Hypnea is Hypnea musciformis (Wulfen) J.V.Lamouroux.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Caulacanthus ustulatus (Turner) Kützing.

Source of Synonymy
Kützing, F.T. (1843). Phycologia generalis oder Anatomie, Physiologie und Systemkunde der Tange. Mit 80 farbig gedruckten Tafeln, gezeichnet und gravirt vom Verfasser. pp. [part 1]: [i]-xxxii, [1]-142, [part 2:] 143-458, 1, err.], pls 1-80. Leipzig: F.A. Brockhaus.

Basionym
Fucus acicularis var. ustulatus Turner

Type Information
Lectotype locality: Cádiz, Spain; (Silva & al. 1996: 282) Type: Clemente; BM-K; (Athanasiadis 1996: 60) Notes: This type locality was first recorded by Searles (1968: 46, pl. 10a) who selected Cádiz as the type locality. Turner reported seeing specimens from Clemente (Cádiz) and the Mediterranean (Dr Mohr)

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 11 February 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 23 September 2020

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 September 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 November 2024

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