Nemastoma attenuatum Harvey 1855
Publication Details
Nemastoma attenuatum Harvey 1855: 255
Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1855). Algae. In: The botany of the Antarctic voyage of H.M. discovery ships Erebus and Terror, in the years 1839-1843, under the command of Captain Sir James Clark Ross.... II. Flora Novae-Zelandiae. Part II. Flowerless plants. (Hooker, J.D. Eds), pp. 211-266. London: Reeve.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Nemastoma is Nemastoma dichotomum J.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Glaphyrosiphon intestinalis (Harvey) Leister & W.A.Nelson.
Source of Synonymy
Hommersand, M.H., Leister, G.L., Ramírez, M.E., Gabrielson, P.W. & Nelson, W. A. (2010). A morphological and phylogenetic study of Glaphyrosiphon gen. nov. (Halymeniaceae, Rhodophyta) based on Grateloupia intestinalis with descriptions of two new species: Glaphyrosiphon lindauri from New Zealand and Glaphyrosiphon chilensis from Chile. Phycologia 49(6): 554-573.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), attenuate (Stearn 1983).
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 03 September 2011
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 03 September 2011. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 15 April 2025
