Herposiphonia tenella f. secunda (C.Agardh) Hollenberg 1968

Publication Details
Herposiphonia tenella f. secunda (C.Agardh) Hollenberg 1968: 556

Published in: Hollenberg, G.J. (1968). An account of the species of the red alga Herposiphonia of the central and western tropical Pacific Ocean. Pacific Science 22: 536-559, 25 figs.

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Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Herposiphonia is Herposiphonia tenella (C.Agardh) Ambronn.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Herposiphonia secunda (C.Agardh) Ambronn.

Source of Synonymy
Ambronn, H. (1880). Über einige Fälle von Bilateralität bei den Florideen. Botanische Zeitung 38: 161-174, 177-185, 193-200, 209-216, 225-233, Plates III, IV.

Basionym
Hutchinsia secunda C.Agardh

Type Information
Type locality: "In mari Mediterraneo." [Mediterranean Sea]; (Agardh 1824: 149) Holotype: LD?; (Huisman 2018: 519)

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

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 17 November 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 09 October 2018

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 09 October 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 November 2024

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