Hypnea purpurascens (Hudson) Harvey 1847

Publication Details
Hypnea purpurascens (Hudson) Harvey 1847: pl. CXVI [116]

Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1847). Phycologia britannica, or, a history of British sea-weeds: containing coloured figures, generic and specific characters, synonymes, and descriptions of all the species of algae inhabiting the shores of the British Islands. pp. text with plates, pls LXXIX-CXLIV [79-144]. London: Reeve & Benham.

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Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Hypnea is Hypnea musciformis (Wulfen) J.V.Lamouroux.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Cystoclonium purpureum (Hudson) Batters.

Basionym
Fucus purpurascens Hudson

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), purplish, becoming purple (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 07 August 2001 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 26 February 2017

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 26 February 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024

 
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