Meristotheca echinocarpa (J.E.Areschoug) E.J.Faye & Masuda 2004
Publication Details
Meristotheca echinocarpa (J.E.Areschoug) E.J.Faye & Masuda 2004: 254
Published in: Faye, E.J., Shimada, S., Kogame, K. & Masuda, M. (2004). A new red algal species Meristotheca dakarensis (Solieriaceae, Gigartinales) from Senegal, western Africa, with comments on the relegation of Meristiella Cheney to synonymy with Meristotheca J.Agardh. Cryptogamie Algologie 25: 241-259.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Meristotheca is Meristotheca papulosa (Montagne) J.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Meristotheca gelidium (J.Agardh) E.J.Faye & Masuda.
Source of Synonymy
Dawes, C.J. & Mathieson, A.C. (2008). The seaweeds of Florida. pp. [i]- viii, [1]-591, [592], pls I-LI. Gainesville, Florida: University Press of Florida.
Basionym
Eucheuma echinocarpum J.E.Areschoug
Type Information
Lectotype locality: Brazil, Pernambuco (Recife); (Gabrielson & Cheney 1987: 483) Lectotype: LD; 34682 (Gabrielson & Cheney 1987: 483)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 26 January 2006 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.
Last updated: 19 April 2023
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 19 April 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 03 December 2024
