Vertebrata scopulorum (Harvey) Kuntze 1891
Publication Details
Vertebrata scopulorum (Harvey) Kuntze 1891: 929
Published in: Kuntze, O. (1891). Revisio generum plantarum. Vol. 2 pp. 375-1011. Leipzig, London, Milan, New York, Paris: Arthur Felix, Dulau & Co., U. Hoepli, Gust. E. Stechert, Charles Klincksieck.
Request PDFPublication date: 5 November 1891
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Vertebrata is Vertebrata fastigiata S.F.Gray.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Bryocladia scopulorum (Harvey) Díaz-Tapia.
Source of Synonymy
Díaz-Tapia, P. & Verbruggen, H. (2023 '2024'). Resolving the taxonomy of the Polysiphonia scopulorum complex and the Bryocladia lineage (Rhodomelaceae, Rhodophyta). Journal of Phycology 60(1): 49–72, 13 figures.
Basionym
Polysiphonia scopulorum Harvey
Type Information
Type locality: Rottnest Island, Western Australia; (Huisman, Kim & Kim 2017: 55) Holotype: W.H. Harvey; TCD; Travelling Set no. 187 (Huisman, Kim & Kim 2017: 55) Notes: Isotypes in TCD (Trav. Set 187). Type locality: Fremantle, Western Australia (Schneider & Lane, 2007: 137). Molecular vouchers: GenBank accession numbers MF139308, MF139309, MF139310 [from Fays Bay, Rottnest I., Western Australia]. Lectotype: TCD (Harvey, Travelling Set no. 187 designated in Parnell et al., 2010; Isolectotypes: BM 001067671, MEL 517744; Epitype: PD1655, MELUA 132369a, collected from Parakeet Beach, Rottnest Island on 17.iii.2015, by Pilar Díaz-Tapia & Joana F. Costa (Díaz-Tapia & Verbruggen, 2024
Origin of Species Name
Noun (plural possessive) (Latin), of the (sharp) rocks, of cliffs, (Brown 1954).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 12 March 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 14 April 2024
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 14 April 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 November 2024
