Avrainvillea nigricans f. fulva M.Howe 1908

Publication Details
Avrainvillea nigricans f. fulva M.Howe 1908: no. 1480

Published in: Collins, F.S., Holden, I. & Setchell, W.A. (1908). Phycotheca boreali-americana. A collection of dried specimens of the algae of North America. Vol. Fasc. XXX-XXXI, Nos 1451-1550. Malden, Massachusetts.

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Avrainvillea is Avrainvillea nigricans Decaisne.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Avrainvillea fulva (M.Howe) D.S.Littler & Littler.

Source of Synonymy
Littler, D.S. & Littler, M.M. (1992). Systematics of Avrainvillea (Bryopsidiales, Chlorophyta) in the tropical western Atlantic. Phycologia 31: 375-418.

Type Information
Type locality: Castle Island (off SW end of Acklins Island), Bahamas; (Collins, Holden & Setchell 1908: no. 1480) Type: M.A. Howe; 22.xii.1907; NY; (INA 1996)

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 25 September 2002 by G.M. Guiry.

Last updated: 30 August 2023

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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 30 August 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 12 December 2024

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