Ralfsia clavata (Harvey) P.Crouan & H.Crouan 1867
Current name:
Stragularia clavata (Harvey) Hamel
Spiddal, Co. Galway, Ireland; on a limpet at MTL - 22 March 2002. Michael Guiry (mike.guiry@nuigalway.ie)
Publication Details
Ralfsia clavata (Harvey) P.Crouan & H.Crouan 1867: 166
Published in: Crouan, P.L. & Crouan, H.M. (1867). Florule du Finistère contenant les descriptions de 360 espèces nouvelles de sporogames, de nombreuses observations et une synonymic des plantes cellulaires et vasculaires qui croissent spontanément dans ce département, accompagnées de trente-deux planches où est représentée l'organographie, faite sur l'état vif, des fruits et des tissus de 198 genres d'algues avec la plante grandeur naturelle ou réduite plus une planche supplémentaire où sont figures 24 champignons nouveaux. pp. [i]-x, [1]-262, frontisp., pi. 1-31, + 1 suppl. pl., coloured liths. by H. Crouan. Paris & Brest: Friedrich Klincksieck & J.B. et A. Lefournier.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Ralfsia is Ralfsia deusta (C.Agardh) Berkeley.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Stragularia clavata (Harvey) Hamel.
Source of Synonymy
Hamel, G. (1939). Sur la classification des Ectocarpales. Botaniska Notiser 1939: 65-70.
Basionym
Myrionema clavatum Harvey
Type Information
Type locality: [Loch Linnhe, Scotland]; (Athanasiadis 1996: 190) Type: TCD?; Notes: A precise locality was not mentioned by Harvey but Captain Carmichael collections were mostly from Scotland's west coast.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), clavate (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 11 December 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 17 October 2024
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 17 October 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 02 December 2024
