Bossiella dichotoma var. gardneri (Manza) E.Y.Dawson 1960
Publication Details
Bossiella dichotoma var. gardneri (Manza) E.Y.Dawson 1960: 45
Published in: Dawson, E.Y. (1960). New records of marine algae from Pacific Mexico and Central America. Pacific Naturalist 1(19/20): 31-52, 7 figs.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Bossiella is Bossiella plumosa (Manza) P.C.Silva.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Bossiella dichotoma (Manza) P.C.Silva.
Source of Synonymy
Hind, K. R., Gabrielson, P. W. & Saunders, G. W. (2014). Molecular-assisted alpha taxonomy reveals pseudocryptic diversity among species of Bossiella (Corallinales, Rhodophyta) in the eastern Pacific Ocean. Phycologia 53(5): 443-456.
Basionym
Bossea gardneri Manza
Type Information
Type locality: Pacific Grove, Monterey County, California; (Dawson 1953: 154) Holotype: Gardner; Dec. 1909; UC; sheet 545763 (Dawson 1953: 154) Notes: Dawson (1953: 154) An isotype is in HAHF.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), dichotomous, having divisions always in pairs (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 04 October 2014
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Paul Gabrielson in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 04 October 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
