Sphacelaria mirabilis (Reinke ex Batters) Prud'homme 1982
Publication Details
Sphacelaria mirabilis (Reinke ex Batters) Prud'homme 1982: 168, figs 380–421
Published in: Prud'homme van Reine, W.F. (1982). A taxonomic revision of the European Sphacelariaceae (Sphacelariales, Phaeophyceae). Leiden Botanical Series 6: [i-x], 1-293, 660 figs, XXI tables, 6 pls.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Sphacelaria is Sphacelaria cirrosa (Roth) C.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Battersia mirabilis Reinke ex Batters.
Source of Synonymy
Draisma, S.G.A., Prud'homme van Reine, W.F. & Kawai, H. (2010). A revised classification of the Sphacelariales (Phaeophyceae) inferred from a psbC and rbcL based phylogeny. European Journal of Phycology 45(3): 308-326.
Basionym
Battersia mirabilis Reinke ex Batters
Type Information
Type locality: Berwick-on-Tweed, Northumberland, England; (Athanasiadis 1996: 201) Type: KIEL; Notes: North Sea coast at Berwick, England (on Ralfsiae) (Index Nominum Algarum).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), to be wondered at, wonderful, marvellous, extraordinary, admirable (Smith & Lockwood 1933).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 05 August 1996 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 02 October 2024
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 02 October 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 January 2025