Desmarestia filiformis J.Agardh 1841
Current name:
Nereia filiformis (J.Agardh) Zanardini
Selce, northern Croatia - 26 March 2011. Mat Vestjens & Anne Frijsinger (annenmat@natuurlijkmooi.net)
Publication Details
Desmarestia filiformis J.Agardh 1841: 6
Published in: Agardh, J.G. (1841). In historiam algarum symbolae. Linnaea 15: 1-50, 443-457.
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The type species (holotype) of the genus Desmarestia is Desmarestia aculeata (Linnaeus) J.V.Lamouroux.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Nereia filiformis (J.Agardh) Zanardini.
Source of Synonymy
Zanardini, G. (1846). Memoria sulla Desmarestia filiformis di Giacobbe Agardh et sulle Chordariee in generale. Atti del Settima Congresso degli Scienziati Italani in Napoli, 1845 2: 899-900.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), thread-like (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 16 January 2001 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 08 May 2015
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 08 May 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 12 December 2024
