Mazzaella lilacina (Postels & Ruprecht) Leister 1993
Publication Details
Mazzaella lilacina (Postels & Ruprecht) Leister 1993: 110
Published in: Hommersand, M.H., Guiry, M.D., Fredericq, S. & Leister, G.L. (1993). New perspectives in the taxonomy of the Gigartinaceae (Gigartinales, Rhodophyta). Proceedings of the International Seaweed Symposium 14: 105-120, 41 figs.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Mazzaella is Mazzaella californica (J.Agardh) G.De Toni.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Mazzaella phyllocarpa (Postels & Ruprecht) Perestenko.
Source of Synonymy
Hughey, J.R., Silva, P.C. & Hommersand, M.H. (2001). Solving taxonomic and nomenclatural problems in Pacific Gigartinaceae (Rhodophyta) using DNA from type material. Journal of Phycology 37: 1091-1109.
Basionym
Iridaea lilacina Postels & Ruprecht
Type Information
Type locality: Ad littora Americae boreali-occidentalis; (Postels & Ruprecht 1840: 17) Type: LE; (Hommersand, Guiry, Fredericq & Leister 1993: 110)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), lilac.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 10 February 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 07 July 2009
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 07 July 2009. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 08 September 2024