Hypneocolax stellaris Børgesen 1920
Current name:
Hypneocolax stellaris Børgesen
Hawaii; parasitic on Hypnea; scale is 1 mm - 01 July 2011. J.M. Huisman
Publication Details
Hypneocolax stellaris Børgesen 1920: 479, figs 433-435
Published in: Børgesen, F. (1920). The marine algae of the Danish West Indies. Part 3. Rhodophyceae (6). Dansk Botanisk Arkiv 3: 369-504, Figs 361-435.
Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Hypneocolax.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: St Croix: Lime Tree Bay; (INA 1996) Type: on Hypnea musciformis; (INA 1996) Notes: Danish West Indies (St Croix, US Virgin Island) cited by Ballantine et al. 2009: 229.
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: 19 June 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 06 February 2017
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 06 February 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024