Peyssonnelia distenta (Harvey) Yamada 1930
Current name:
Agissea distenta (Harvey) Pestana, Lyra. Cassano & J.M.C. Nunes
Kenting National Park, Pingtong County, Taiwan. 1996. 5. 17. Photo by Huang Su-fang, National Taiwan Museum, from http://www.ntm.gov.tw/seaweeds.Sue Huang (sfhuang@ntm.gov.tw)
Publication Details
Peyssonnelia distenta (Harvey) Yamada 1930: 30, text fig. 1, pl. VI: fig. 7
Published in: Yamada, Y. (1930). Notes on some Japanese algae, I. Journal of the Faculty of Science, Hokkaido Imperial University 1: 27-36, 2 figs, plates II-VI.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Peyssonnelia is Peyssonnelia squamaria (S.G.Gmelin) Decaisne ex J.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Agissea distenta (Harvey) Pestana, Lyra. Cassano & J.M.C. Nunes.
Source of Synonymy
Pestana, E.M.S., Nunes, J.M.C., Cassano, V. & Lyra, G.M. (2021). Taxonomic revision of the Peyssonneliales (Rhodophyta): circumscribing the authentic Peyssonnelia clade and proposing four new genera and seven new species. Journal of Phycology 57(6): 1749-1767.
Basionym
Galaxaura distenta Harvey
Type Information
Type locality: "Ousima, north of the Loo Choo group" [O-shima, Amami-gunto, Japan]; (Harvey 1860: 332) Holotye: C. Wright; TCD; (Masuda & al. 1995: 194, figs 6, 7)
Origin of Species Name
Participle A (Latin), distended (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 22 March 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 09 December 2021
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 09 December 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
