Nemastoma lanceolatum J.Agardh 1848

Publication Details
Nemastoma lanceolatum J.Agardh 1848: 48 ('lanceolata')

Published in: Agardh, J.G. (1849 '1847'). Öfver de Capska arterna af slägtet Iridaea. Kongl. [Svenska] Vetenskaps-Akadiems Förhandlingar För år 1847: 81-97, 7 pls. [in Swedish]

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Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Nemastoma is Nemastoma dichotomum J.Agardh.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Tsengia lanceolata (J.Agardh) Saunders & Kraft.

Source of Synonymy
Saunders, G.W. & Kraft, G.T. (2002). Two new Australian species of Predaea (Nemastomataceae, Rhodophyta) with taxonomic recommendations for an emended Nemastomatales and expanded Halymeniales. Journal of Phycology 38: 1245-1260.

Type Information
Type locality: Table Bay, Cape Province, South Africa; (Silva & al. 1996: 311)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), lance-shaped.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 19 January 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 30 October 2012

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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 30 October 2012. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024

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