Iridaea radula (Esper) Bory 1828

Publication Details
Iridaea radula (Esper) Bory 1828: 107

Published in: Bory de St. Vincent, J.B. (1828). Botanique, Cryptogamie. In: Voyage autour du monde, exécuté par ordre du Roi, sur la corvette de Sa Majesté, la Coquille, pendant les années 1822, 1823, 1824 et 1825. (Duperrey, L.I. Eds), pp. 97-200. Paris: Bertrand.

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Iridaea is Iridaea cordata (Turner) Bory.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Sarcothalia radula (Esper) Edyvane & Womersley.

Basionym
Fucus radula Esper

Type Information
Type locality: "Neuholland" ["This recently discovered seaweed, departing so much from the usual in its form, has been brought from New Holland and has been supplied by Mr D. Turner under the above name"]; (Esper 1802: 3) Lectotype (designated by Nelson & al. 2023: [illustration] “Fucus Radula” in Esper Fuc. 2: 3, t. CXIII, 1908): Notes: Epitype (designated by Nelson & al. 2023): New Zealand, South Island, Fiordland, Dusky Sound, Chalky Inlet, 14 Dec 2019, G. Keeler-May AST503 (WELT No. A034575!).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 03 January 2005 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 17 October 2015

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Paul Gabrielson in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 17 October 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 08 January 2025

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