Hormophysa latifrons Kützing 1860
Publication Details
Hormophysa latifrons Kützing 1860: 22, pl. 60: fig. II
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1860). Tabulae phycologicae; oder, Abbildungen der Tange. Vol. X pp. i-iv, 1-39, 100 pls. Nordhausen: Gedruckt auf kosten des Verfassers.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Hormophysa is Hormophysa triquetra (C.Agardh) Kützing.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Hormophysa cuneiformis (J.F.Gmelin) P.C.Silva.
Source of Synonymy
Silva, P.C., Basson, P.W. & Moe, R.L. (1996). Catalogue of the benthic marine algae of the Indian Ocean. University of California Publications in Botany 79: [i]-xiv, 1-1259.
Type Information
Type locality: "in mari chinensi australi"; (Silva & al. 1996: 652)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 04 October 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 15 June 2010
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 15 June 2010. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 November 2024