Iyengaria stellata (Børgesen) Børgesen 1939

Publication Details
Iyengaria stellata (Børgesen) Børgesen 1939: 91, figs 23-25

Published in: Børgesen, F. (1939). Marine algae from the Iranian Gulf especially from the innermost part near Bushire and the Island Kharg. In: Danish Scientific Investigations in Iran, Part 1. (Jessen, K. & Spärck, R. Eds), pp. 47-141. Copenhagen: Ejnar Munksgaard.

Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Iyengaria.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Basionym
Rosenvingea stellata Børgesen

Type Information
Type locality: Dwarka, Gujarat, India; (Silva & al. 1996: 631)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), stellate, with narrow divisions radiating from the center like the rays of a star (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 07 February 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 09 November 2020

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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 09 November 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024

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