Meristiella echinocarpa (J.E.Areschoug) Cheney & P.W.Gabrielson 1987
Publication Details
Meristiella echinocarpa (J.E.Areschoug) Cheney & P.W.Gabrielson 1987: 483, fig. 6 (as 'echinocarpum')
Published in: Gabrielson, P.W. & Cheney, D.P. (1987). Morphology and taxonomy of Meristiella gen nov. (Solieriaceae, Rhodophyta). Journal of Phycology 23: 481-493.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Meristiella is Meristiella gelidium (J.Agardh) D.P.Cheney & P.W.Gabrielson.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Meristotheca gelidium (J.Agardh) E.J.Faye & Masuda.
Source of Synonymy
Dawes, C.J. & Mathieson, A.C. (2008). The seaweeds of Florida. pp. [i]- viii, [1]-591, [592], pls I-LI. Gainesville, Florida: University Press of Florida.
Basionym
Eucheuma echinocarpum J.E.Areschoug
Type Information
Lectotype locality: Brazil, Pernambuco (Recife); (Gabrielson & Cheney 1987: 483) Lectotype: LD; 34682 (Gabrielson & Cheney 1987: 483)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 20 June 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 19 April 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 19 April 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 04 December 2024
