Hypnea filiformis (Harvey) Womersley 1994

Publication Details
Hypnea filiformis (Harvey) Womersley 1994: 436, figs 153 A-C, 154 A,B

Published in: Womersley, H.B.S. (1994). The marine benthic flora of southern Australia - Part IIIA - Bangiophyceae and Florideophyceae (Acrochaetiales, Nemaliales, Gelidiales, Hildenbrandiales and Gigartinales sensu lato). pp. [1]-508, 167 figs, 4 pls, 4 maps. Canberra: Australian Biological Resources Study.

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Publication date: "Published 14 January. 1994"

Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Hypnea is Hypnea musciformis (Wulfen) J.V.Lamouroux.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Basionym
Heringia filiformis Harvey

Type Information
Type locality: Garden Island, Western Australia; (Silva & al. 1996: 298) Notes: Womersley (1994: 440) gives the following data for the type: Type from Garden I., W. Aust. (Harvey, Trav. set 182); not located in TCD. [Harvey, Alg. Aust. Exsicc. 312a, from the “Swan R.”, is in TCD].

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), thread-like (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 19 January 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 16 January 2020

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 16 January 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024

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