Botryoglossum cartilagineum (Harvey & Greville) Papenfuss 1942
Publication Details
Botryoglossum cartilagineum (Harvey & Greville) Papenfuss 1942: 447
Published in: Papenfuss, G.F. (1942). Notes on algal nomenclature: I. Pollexfenia, Jeannerettia and Mesotrema. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science of the United States of America 28: 446-451.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Botryoglossum is Botryoglossum platycarpum (Turner) Kützing.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Pollexfenia cartilaginea Harvey & Greville
Type Information
Type locality: Swan River Colony, Western Australia; (Harvey 1847: 23) Holotype: Mylne; Herb. Harvey, TCD; (Womersley 2003: 146) Notes: Collected by Mr. Mylne, No. 60
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), cartilaginous, flexible but firm and tough (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Description
Womersley 2003: 146 gives a description of the thallus but notes that the gametophytes are unknown.
Habitat
Apparently a rare, deep-water species (Womersley 2003: 146).
Created: 26 January 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 27 May 2010
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 27 May 2010. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 02 January 2025
