Hypnea horrida (C.Agardh) J.Agardh 1847
Current name:
Endosiphonia horrida (C.Agardh) P.C.Silva
TanzaniaKatrin Oesterlund (Katrin.Osterlund@uadm.uu.se)
Publication Details
Hypnea horrida (C.Agardh) J.Agardh 1847: 14 ('Hypnaea')
Published in: Agardh, J.G. (1847). Nya alger från Mexico. Öfversigt af Kongl. Vetenskaps-Adademiens Förhandlingar, Stockholm 4: 5-17.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Hypnea is Hypnea musciformis (Wulfen) J.V.Lamouroux.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Endosiphonia horrida (C.Agardh) P.C.Silva.
Basionym
Sphaerococcus horridus C.Agardh
Type Information
Type locality: Mauritius; (Silva & al. 1996: 494)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 30 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 23 September 2004
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 September 2004. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 April 2024