Helminthocladia densa (Harvey) F.Schmitz & Hauptfleisch 1896

Publication Details
Helminthocladia densa (Harvey) F.Schmitz & Hauptfleisch 1896: 333

Published in: Schmitz, F. & Hauptfleisch, P. (1896). Helminthocladiaceae. In: Die natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien nebst ihren Gattungen und wichtigeren Arten insbesondere den Nutzpflanzen unter Mitwirkung zahlreicher hervorragender Fachgelehrten, Teil 1, Abteilung 2. (Engler, A. & Prantl, K. Eds), pp. 327-335. Leipzig: verlag von Wilhelm Engelmann.

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Helminthocladia is Helminthocladia purpurea (Harvey) J.Agardh.

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

Basionym
Nemastoma densum Harvey

Type Information
Type locality: "Georgetown, on the mudflats, Gunn, W.H.H."; (Womersley 1994: 89) Holotype (isotypes distributed as Alg. Austral. Exsicc. No. 431): R.C. Gunn; TCD; Herb. Harvey (Huisman & Womersley 2006: 51)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), dense (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Habitat
Upper sublittoral.

Created: 15 July 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 25 May 2009

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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 25 May 2009. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 02 January 2025

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