Myrionema clavatum Harvey 1833

Publication Details
Myrionema clavatum Harvey 1833: 391

Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1833). Div. I. Inarticulatae. Div. II. Confervoideae; Div. III. Gloiocladeae. In: The English Flora of Sir James Edward Smith. Class XXIV. Cryptogamia. Vol. V. (or Vol. II of Dr. Hooker's British flora). Part I. Comprising the Mosses, Hepaticae, Lichens, Characeae and Algae. (Hooker, W.J. Eds), pp. 259-262, 264-401. London: Longman, Brown, Green & Longmans Paternoster-Row.

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Myrionema is Myrionema strangulans Greville.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Stragularia clavata (Harvey) Hamel.

Source of Synonymy
Hamel, G. (1939). Sur la classification des Ectocarpales. Botaniska Notiser 1939: 65-70.

Type Information
Type locality: [Loch Linnhe, Scotland]; (Athanasiadis 1996: 190) Type: TCD?; Notes: A precise locality was not mentioned by Harvey but Captain Carmichael collections were mostly from Scotland's west coast.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), clavate (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 23 November 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 17 October 2024

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 17 October 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 December 2024

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