Wrangelia purpurifera J.Agardh 1863
Publication Details
Wrangelia purpurifera J.Agardh 1863: 707
Published in: Agardh, J.G. (1863). Species genera et ordines algarum, seu descriptiones succinctae specierum, generum et ordinum, quibus algarum regnum constituitur. Volumen secundum: algas florideas complectens. Part 2, fasc. 3. pp. 787-1138, 1158-1291. Lundae [Lund]: C.W.K. Gleerup. [in Latin]
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Wrangelia is Wrangelia penicillata (C.Agardh) C.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: "Hab. ad Cap. b. Spei (Harvey!)" [Cape of Good Hope, South Africa]; (Agardh 1852: 707)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 23 January 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 20 October 2022
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 20 October 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 27 November 2024
