Himanthalia durvillei Bory 1828
Publication Details
Himanthalia durvillei Bory 1828: 135 (as 'Durvillaei')
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.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Himanthalia is Himanthalia lorea (Linnaeus) Lyngbye.
Status of Name
The taxonomic or nomenclatural status (or both) of this entity is in some way unresolved and requires further investigation.
Type Information
Type locality: "Concepcion" [Chile, leg d'Urville]; (Bory de St. Vincent 1828: 135) Notes: Typus: PC?
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 16 October 2023
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Nomenclatural note
"C'est de la Concepcion que vient cette espece a laquelle nous imposons le nom du savant marin qui la decouvrit. II parait que c'est une plante edule, dont on mange les extremites sur les cotes du Chili avec le Durvillaea utilis." - (16 October 2023) - M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 16 October 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 15 April 2025
