Hypnea musciformis (Wulfen) J.V.Lamouroux 1813
Current name:
Hypnea musciformis (Wulfen) J.V.Lamouroux
Hawaii; scale is 5 mm - 01 July 2011. J.M. Huisman
Publication Details
Hypnea musciformis (Wulfen) J.V.Lamouroux 1813: 43 (131 in reprint)
Published in: Lamouroux, J.V.F. (1813). Essai sur les genres de la famille des Thalassiophytes non articulées. Annales du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle 20: 21-47, 115-139, 267-293, plates 7-13.
Request PDFPublication date: 1813
Type Species
This is the type species (lectotype) of the genus Hypnea.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Fucus musciformis Wulfen
Type Information
Type locality: Trieste, Italy; (Silva & al. 1996: 300)Trieste; CCXCV (INA 1996)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), moss-like.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 09 April 1996 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 04 July 2022
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 04 July 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 December 2024
