Portieria harveyi (J.Agardh) P.C.Silva 1987
Current name:
Portieria harveyi (J.Agardh) P.C.Silva
TanzaniaKatrin Oesterlund (Katrin.Osterlund@uadm.uu.se)
Publication Details
Portieria harveyi (J.Agardh) P.C.Silva 1987: 129
Published in: Silva, P.C., Meñez, E.G. & Moe, R.L. (1987). Catalog of the benthic marine algae of the Philippines. Smithsonian Contributions to Marine Sciences 27: [i-ii] iii-iv, 1-179, 2 figs, 1 table.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Portieria is Portieria coccinea Zanardini.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Desmia harveyi J.Agardh
Type Information
Type locality: "Hab. ad Friendly Islands (Harvey!)." [Tonga]; (Agardh 1876: 356) Type: LD?;
Eponomy
Named for William Henry Harvey (1811-1866), Irish botanist.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 31 December 1997 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 23 September 2004
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 September 2004. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 14 November 2024
