Hormosira nodularia (Mertens) Decaisne 1842
Publication Details
Hormosira nodularia (Mertens) Decaisne 1842: 331
Published in: Decaisne, J. (1842). Essais sur une classification des algues et des polypiers calcifères de Lamouroux. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Botanique, Seconde Série 17: 297-380, [pls 14-17].
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Hormosira is Hormosira moniliformis Meneghini.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Hormophysa cuneiformis (J.F.Gmelin) P.C.Silva.
Source of Synonymy
Silva, P.C., Basson, P.W. & Moe, R.L. (1996). Catalogue of the benthic marine algae of the Indian Ocean. University of California Publications in Botany 79: [i]-xiv, 1-1259.
Basionym
Fucus nodularius Mertens
Type Information
Type locality: "Novae Hollandiae" [Western Australia]; (Silva & al. 1996: 652) Notes: Silva et al. (1996) recommend consulting Womersley (1967: 256) for more information on the type locality of this species. "Nov. Holl. occid." [may be the Shark Bay region] (Womersley 1987: 356).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 04 October 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 04 September 2012
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 04 September 2012. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 30 November 2024
