Hymenocladia divaricata Harvey 1855
Current name: Hymenocladia divaricata Harvey
Publication Details
Hymenocladia divaricata Harvey 1855: 553
Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1855). Some account of the marine botany of the colony of western Australia. Transactions of the Royal Irish Academy 22: 525-566.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Hymenocladia is Hymenocladia usnea (R.Brown ex Turner) J.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: King George Sound, Western Australia; (Silva & al. 1996: 366) Lectotype: Harvey; Herb. Harvey, TCD; Trav. Set 68 (Womersley 1996: 111)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), divaricate, spreading at a wide angle (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 21 January 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 03 September 2011
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 03 September 2011. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 13 November 2024
