Hymenena latissima Harvey 1862

Publication Details
Hymenena latissima Harvey 1862: 170

Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1862). Notice of a collection of algae made on the northwest coast of North America, chiefly at Vancouver Island, by David Lyall, Esq., M.D., R.N., in the years 1859-1861. Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society. Botany 6: 157-177.

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Hymenena is Hymenena fissa Greville.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Polyneura latissima (Harvey) Kylin.

Type Information
Type locality: "Esquimalt Harbour, dredged and adrift. Dr. Lyall, C. Wood." [Vancouver Island, Canada]; (Harvey 1862: 170)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), widest, very wide.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 18 October 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 23 March 2014

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 March 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 November 2024

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