Pikea californica Harvey 1853

Publication Details
Pikea californica Harvey 1853: 246

Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1853). Nereis boreali-americana; or, contributions towards a history of the marine algae of the atlantic and pacific coasts of North America. Part II. Rhodospermeae. Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge 5(5): [i-ii], [1]-258, pls XIII-XXXVI.

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Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Pikea.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Type Information
Type locality: "Golden Gate (50 in part, 78)" [probably Fort Point, San Francisco, U.S.A.]; (Harvey 1853: 247) Lectotype [designated by Maggs & Guiry 1987: 151]: "Capt Pike"; TCD; Herb. Harvey 50C (Dawson 1953: 88) Notes: See Silva (1979: 318) regarding the locality “Golden Gate”.

Eponomy
The genus was named for "Capt. Nicholas Pike of Brooklyn", who collected the type.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), pertaining to California (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 29 July 1996 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 07 October 2023

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 07 October 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 02 December 2024

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