Hormosira banksii (Turner) Decaisne 1842

Publication Details
Hormosira banksii (Turner) Decaisne 1842: 331

Published in: Decaisne, J. (1842). Essais sur une classification des algues et des polypiers calcifères de Lamouroux. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Botanique, Seconde Série 17: 297-380, [pls 14-17].

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Hormosira is Hormosira moniliformis Meneghini.

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

Basionym
Fucus banksii Turner

Type Information
Type locality: New Holland Mr Menzies & Mr Brown [Australia]; (Turner 1807-1808: [2]) Type: BM-K; (Womersley 1987: 342)

Eponomy
Named for Sir Joseph Banks, 1st Baronet, GCB, PRS (1743-1820), English explorer, naturalist, botanist and patron of the natural sciences.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 09 July 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 17 January 2020

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Taxonomic note
Womersley (1987: 342) cites the following ecoforms (recognised by Clarke & Womersley 1981: 499): f. banksii Harvey 1860; f. sieberi (Bory) Harvey 1860; f. pumila Sonder 1853; f. gracilis (Kuetzing) Harvey 1860; f. billardieri (Montagne) Harvey 1860. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 17 January 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 14 March 2025

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