Halophila baillonis Ascherson 1874

Publication Details
Halophila baillonis Ascherson 1874: 317 (as 'Baillonis')

Published in: Dickie, G. (1874). On the marine algae of St. Thomas and the Bermudas, and on Halophila Baillonis, Asch. Journal of the Linnean Society. Botany 14: 311-317.

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Publication date: 1874

Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Halophila is Halophila madagascarensis Steudel ex Doty & B.C.Stone.

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

Type Information
Type locality: "Martinique, leg. Hahn"; (Dickie 1874: 317)

Eponomy
Named for Henri Ernest Baillon (1827-1895), French botanist and physician.

Origin of Species Name
Noun (Latin), for Louis Antoine François Baillon (1778-1851) French naturalist and collector; "baillon" is treated as a third-declension noun, the genitive of which is "baillonis".

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 03 December 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 24 April 2023

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 24 April 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 01 December 2024

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