Hypnea flexicaulis Y.Yamagishi & M.Masuda 2000

Publication Details
Hypnea flexicaulis Y.Yamagishi & M.Masuda 2000: 28, figs 1-9, 16

Published in: Yamagishi, Y. & Masuda, M. (2000). A taxonomic revision of a Hypnea charoides-valentiae complex (Rhodophyta, Gigartinales) in Japan, with a description of Hypnea flexicaulis sp. nov.. Phycological Research 48: 27-36.

Publication date: March 2000

Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Hypnea is Hypnea musciformis (Wulfen) J.V.Lamouroux.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Hypnea cervicornis J.Agardh.

Type Information
Type locality: Japan: Ehime Pref.: Ikata; (Index Nominum Algarum) Type: H. Ishibati; viii. 1981; SAP; 042098 (Index Nominum Algarum)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), with pliant or bent stems (Neal 1993).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 10 May 2004 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 06 December 2016

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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 06 December 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024

 
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