Hincksia mitchelliae (Harvey) P.C.Silva 1987

Publication Details
Hincksia mitchelliae (Harvey) P.C.Silva 1987: 73, 130

Published in: Silva, P.C., Meñez, E.G. & Moe, R.L. (1987). Catalog of the benthic marine algae of the Philippines. Smithsonian Contributions to Marine Sciences 27: [i-ii] iii-iv, 1-179, 2 figs, 1 table.

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Hincksia is Hincksia ramulosa J.E.Gray.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Feldmannia mitchelliae (Harvey) H.-S.Kim.

Source of Synonymy
Kim, H.-S. (2010). Ectocarpaceae, Acinetopsoraceae, Chordariaceae. In: Algal flora of Korea. Volume 2, Number 1. Heterokontophyta: Phaeophyceae: Ectocarpales. Marine brown algae I. (Kim, H.-S. & Boo, S.-M. Eds), pp. [3]-137. Incheon: National Institute of Biological Resources.

Basionym
Ectocarpus mitchelliae Harvey

Type Information
Type locality: Nantucket, Massachusetts, U.S.A.; (Silva & al. 1996: 568) Type: TCD; (Womersley 1987: 52)

Eponomy
Named for Mrs A. Mitchell, an American collector from Cape Cod who sent seaweeds to W.H. Harvey.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 07 April 1996 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 17 September 2019

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 17 September 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 November 2024

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