Haemescharia hennedyi (Harvey) K.L.Vinogradova & Yacovleva 1989

Publication Details
Haemescharia hennedyi (Harvey) K.L.Vinogradova & Yacovleva 1989: 751, figs 9, 10

Published in: Vinogradova, K.L. & Yakovleva, T.A. (1989). O sistematicheskom polozhenii Petrocelis hennedyi i P. polygyna (Rhodophyta, Cruoriaceae). Botanicheskij Zhurnal SSSR 74: 744-753, 12 figs.

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Haemescharia is Haemescharia polygyna Kjellman.

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

Basionym
Actinococcus hennedyi Harvey

Type Information
Bute, Cumbrae, Scotland; Lectotype: TCD; (Dixon & Irvine 1977: 245)

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 13 May 1996 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 17 February 2020

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Nomenclatural note
Vinogradova & Yakovleva’s proposal has priority since it was made on 10 May 1989; a similar proposal was made by Wilce & Maggs (1989: 1477) on 7 June 1989 (see Silva, Basson & Moe, 1996: 933). - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry

Distributional note
According to Morton (1994: 69) the records from Northern Ireland may have been misidentified; they may represent the tetrasporic phase of Mastocarpus stellatus (M.D. Guiry, 28 June 2002). - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 17 February 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 08 April 2025