Sphacelaria arctica Harvey 1858
Publication Details
Sphacelaria arctica Harvey 1858: 124
Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1858). Nereis boreali-americana: or, contributions to a history of the marine Algae of North America. Part III. Chlorospermeae. Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge 10(2): 1-140, pls 37-50.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Sphacelaria is Sphacelaria cirrosa (Roth) C.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Battersia arctica (Harvey) Draisma, Prud'homme & H.Kawai.
Source of Synonymy
Draisma, S.G.A., Prud'homme van Reine, W.F. & Kawai, H. (2010). A revised classification of the Sphacelariales (Phaeophyceae) inferred from a psbC and rbcL based phylogeny. European Journal of Phycology 45(3): 308-326.
Type Information
Type locality: Disko รถ, Greenland; (Athanasiadis 1996: 195) Holotype: Lyall (s.n.); vi.1852; in tide pools; BM; (Draisma, Prud'homme van Reine & Kawai 2010: 322) Notes: TCD.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), of or pertaining to the Arctic (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 05 August 1996 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 27 July 2017
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 27 July 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 13 November 2024
