Hutchinsia reptabunda Suhr 1831
Current name:
Vertebrata reptabunda (Suhr) Díaz-Tapia & Maggs
Wembury Reef, South Devon; lower intertidal - 14 March 2017. Francis Bunker
Publication Details
Hutchinsia reptabunda Suhr 1831: 684
Published in: Suhr, J.N. von (1831). Beschreibung einiger neuen Algen. Flora 14: 673-687, 709-716, 725-731.
Type Species
A type species for this genus does not appear to have been designated.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Vertebrata reptabunda (Suhr) Díaz-Tapia & Maggs.
Source of Synonymy
Díaz-Tapia, P., McIvor, L., Freshwater, D.W., Verbruggen, H., Wynne, M.J. & Maggs, C.A. (2017). The genera Melanothamnus Bornet & Falkenberg and Vertebrata S.F. Gray constitute well-defined clades of the red algal tribe Polysiphonieae (Rhodomelaceae, Ceramiales). European Journal of Phycology 52(1): 1-20, 77 figs.
Type Information
Type locality: Biarritz, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France; (Silva & al. 1996: 526)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), creeping, crawling (Lewis & Short 1890).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 29 September 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 02 February 2017
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 02 February 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 November 2024