Asparagopsis sanfordiana Harvey 1855
Current name: Asparagopsis taxiformis (Delile) Trevisan
Publication Details
Asparagopsis sanfordiana Harvey 1855: 544 (as 'Sanfordiana')
Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1855). Some account of the marine botany of the colony of western Australia. Transactions of the Royal Irish Academy 22: 525-566.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Asparagopsis is Asparagopsis delilei Montagne.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Asparagopsis taxiformis (Delile) Trevisan.
Type Information
Syntype localities: Garden and Rottnest Islands, Western Australia; (Silva & al. 1996: 183)
Eponomy
"I name it in honour of W.A. Sanford, Esq., Colonial Secretary of Western Australia."
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 08 February 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 01 April 2022
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 01 April 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 November 2024
