Hormophysa cuneiformis (J.F.Gmelin) P.C.Silva 1987

Publication Details
Hormophysa cuneiformis (J.F.Gmelin) P.C.Silva 1987: 81, 131

Published in: Silva, P.C., Meñez, E.G. & Moe, R.L. (1987). Catalog of the benthic marine algae of the Philippines. Smithsonian Contributions to Marine Sciences 27: [i-ii] iii-iv, 1-179, 2 figs, 1 table.

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Hormophysa is Hormophysa triquetra (C.Agardh) Kützing.

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

Basionym
Fucus cuneiformis J.F.Gmelin

Type Information
Type locality: As Suways (Suez), Egypt; (Lipkin & Silva 2002: 48) Type: P. Forsskål; C; (Lipkin & Silva 2002: 48)

Origin of Species Name
(Latin), wedge-shaped or narrow below and wide above

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 15 March 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 04 March 2021

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Distributional note
Widespread in warm waters in the Indo-west Pacific region, spreading into warm temperate waters (Lipkin & Silva 2002). - (15 June 2010) - G.M. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 04 March 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2025

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