Myriogramme heterocarpa (Chauvin ex Duby) P.S.Dixon & L.M.Irvine, nom. inval. 1976
Publication Details
Myriogramme heterocarpa (Chauvin ex Duby) P.S.Dixon & L.M.Irvine, nom. inval. 1976: 536 (as 'heterocarpum')
Published in: Parke, M. & Dixon, P.S. (1976). Check-list of British marine algae - third revision. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 56: 527-594.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Myriogramme is Myriogramme livida (Hooker f. & Harvey) Kylin.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Drachiella heterocarpa (Chauvin ex Duby) Maggs & Hommersand.
Source of Synonymy
Maggs, C.A. & Hommersand, M.H. (1993). Seaweeds of the British Isles. Volume 1. Rhodophyta. Part 3A. Ceramiales. pp. [i]-xv, 1-444, 129 figs, map. London: HMSO.
Basionym
Halymenia heterocarpa Chuvin ex Duby
Type Information
Type locality: Calvados; (Ernst & Feldmann 1957) Holotype: undated; CN; (Ernst & Feldmann 1957)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), literally, different fruit.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 25 December 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 30 September 2012
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 30 September 2012. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 08 January 2025
