Trentepohlia sparsa (Harvey) Harvey
Publication Details
Trentepohlia sparsa (Harvey) Harvey
Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1836). Algae. In: Flora hibernica comprising the Flowering Plants Ferns Characeae Musci Hepaticae Lichenes and Algae of Ireland arranged according to the natural system with a synopsis of the genera according to the Linnaean system. (Mackay, J.T. Eds), pp. 157-254. Dublin, London & Edinburgh: William Curry Jun and Company; Simpkin Marshall and Co; Fraser & Co.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Trentepohlia is Trentepohlia aurea (Linnaeus) C.Martius.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Acrochaetium sparsum (Harvey) Nägeli.
Basionym
Callithamnion sparsum Harvey
Type Information
Type locality: Appin, Argyll, Scotland; (Dixon & Irvine 1977: 116) Type: D. Carmichael; TCD; (Dixon & Irvine 1977: 116)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), sparse, scattered (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 27 March 2017 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 25 January 2021
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 25 January 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024