Tenarea tortuosa (Esper) Me.Lemoine 1910
Publication Details
Tenarea tortuosa (Esper) Me.Lemoine 1910: 368, 371
Published in: Lemoine, M. (1910). Essai de classification des Mélobésiées basés sur la structure anatomique. Bulletin de la Société Botanique de France 57: 323-331, 367-372, 5 figs.
Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Tenarea.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Millepora tortuosa Esper
Type Information
Type locality: Mediterranean Sea; Lectotype: no collectors given; no date; FR; un-numbered (Woelkerling, Chamberlain & Silva 1985: 322) Notes: Designated by Woelkerling et al. (1985: 322).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), bent or twisted in different directions, involved, complicated (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 14 December 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 15 March 2018
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 15 March 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 30 November 2024
