Trichocladia vermicularis (C.Agardh) Harvey 1836
Publication Details
Trichocladia vermicularis (C.Agardh) Harvey 1836: 184
Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1836). Algae. In: Flora hibernica comprising the Flowering Plants Ferns Characeae Musci Hepaticae Lichenes and Algae of Ireland arranged according to the natural system with a synopsis of the genera according to the Linnaean system. (Mackay, J.T. Eds), pp. 157-254. Dublin, London & Edinburgh: William Curry Jun and Company; Simpkin Marshall and Co; Fraser & Co.
Request PDFType Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Trichocladia.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Mesogloia vermiculata (Smith) S.F.Gray.
Source of Synonymy
Fletcher, R.L. (2024). Brown seaweeds (Phaeophyceae) of Britain and Ireland. pp. [i]-x, [1]–806. London: Pelagic Publishing & Natural History Museum.
Basionym
Mesogloia vermicularis C.Agardh
Type Information
Type locality: "In Fucis ex alto mari ad oras Nordlandiae, ut ad Lovunen, Thrånen Norvegiate"; (Agardh 1817: 126)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), worm-shaped, almost cylindrical and bent in places, marked with irregular waves or bent lines (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 14 October 2024
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 14 October 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 05 December 2024
