Haliseris repens Okamura 1916

Publication Details
Haliseris repens Okamura 1916: 8, fig. 3; pl. I: figs 7-18

Published in: Okamura, K. (1916). List of marine algae collected in Caroline and Mariana Islands, 1915. Botanical Magazine, Tokyo 30: 1-14, 9 figs, Plate I.

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Haliseris is Haliseris polypodioides (De Candolle) C.Agardh.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Dictyopteris repens (Okamura) Børgesen.

Source of Synonymy
Børgesen, F. (1924). Marine algae from Easter Island. In: The Natural History of Juan Fernandez and Easter Island. (Skottsberg, C. Eds) Vol. 2, pp. 247-309. Uppsala: Almquist & Wiksells.

Type Information
Type locality: Truk Islands, Caroline Islands; (Silva & al. 1996: 584) Notes: Type locality: Chuuk Islands, Caroline Islands (Skelton & South, 2004).

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), creeping, prostrate and rooting (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 05 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 10 March 2009

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 10 March 2009. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 November 2024

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