Bostrychia vieillardii Kützing 1863
Publication Details
Bostrychia vieillardii Kützing 1863: 18
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1863). Diagnosen und Bemerkungen zu drei und siebenzig neun Algenspecies. Zu der öffentlichen Prüfung sämmtlicher Klassen der Realschule zu Nordhausen. pp. [1]-19. Nordhausen: Realschule zu Nordhausen.
Publication date: Mai 1863
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Bostrychia is Bostrychia scorpioides (Hudson) Montagne.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Bostrychia tenella (J.V.Lamouroux) J.Agardh.
Source of Synonymy
Millar, A.J.K. & Prud'homme van Reine, W.F. (2005). Marine benthic macroalgae collected by Vieillard from New Caledonia and described as new species by Kützing. Phycologia 44: 536-549.
Type Information
Type locality: New Caledonia; (Millar & Prud'homme van Reine 2005: 540) Holotype: Vieillard; L; 935,329-10 (barcode L 0055696) (Millar & Prud'homme van Reine 2005: 540) Notes: Holotype: Vieillard # 2039. Possible isotypes L 938,92-259 and MEL 672311.
Eponomy
Named for Eugène Vieillard (1819-1896), a French naval surgeon and naturalist who collected in New Caledonia and Tahiti and was director of the Jardin Botanique de Caen.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 08 October 2012
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 08 October 2012. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 02 December 2024
