Halopteris scoparia (Linnaeus) Sauvageau 1904
Current name:
Halopteris scoparia (Linnaeus) Sauvageau
Finavarra, Co. Clare, Ireland - 17 May 2011. M.D. Guiry (mike.guiry@nuigalway.ie)
Publication Details
Halopteris scoparia (Linnaeus) Sauvageau 1904: 349, 377
Published in: Sauvageau, C. (1904). Remarques sur les Sphacélariacées. Vol. 2 pp. 321-480. Bordeaux: Féret et fils.
Publication date: October 1904
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Halopteris is Halopteris filicina (Grateloup) Kützing.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Conferva scoparia Linnaeus
Type Information
Type locality: "in mari Europaeo"; (Athanasiadis 1996: 202) Type: OXF;
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), in the form of a broom; fastigiate (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 08 October 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 03 October 2024
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 03 October 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 05 December 2024
