Sphacelaria hancockii E.Y.Dawson 1944

Publication Details
Sphacelaria hancockii E.Y.Dawson 1944: 225, 226, 360, 361, pl. 31: fig.8

Published in: Dawson, E.Y. (1944). The marine algae of the Gulf of California. Allan Hancock Pacific Expeditions 3(10): i-v, 189-432, pls 31-77.

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Sphacelaria is Sphacelaria cirrosa (Roth) C.Agardh.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Sphacelaria novae-hollandiae Sonder.

Source of Synonymy
Keum, Y.-S., Oak, J.H., Prud'homme van Reine, W.F. & Lee, I.K. (2003). Comparative morphology and taxonomy of Sphacelaria species with tribuliform propagules (Sphacelariales, Phaeophyceae). Botanica Marina 46: 113-124.

Type Information
Type locality: San Jose del Cabo; (Dawson 1944: 226) Not specified: D. 643; 16 February 1940; on rocks in middle littoral, entangled with Cladophora, Ectocarpus, Ceramium, etc.; Herb. AHF; 10 (Dawson 1944: 226)

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 31 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 26 March 2010

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 26 March 2010. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 November 2024

 
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