Eschara fragilis Linnaeus 1758
Current name:
Tricleocarpa fragilis (Linnaeus) Huisman & R.A.Townsend
Panama. Transverse section of cortex with slightly compressed surface cells and mucilage-filled medulla.Diane Littler (littlerd@si.edu)
Publication Details
Eschara fragilis Linnaeus 1758: 805
Published in: Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Editio decima revisa. Vol. 1 pp. [i-iv], [1]-823. Holmiae [Stockholm]: impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii.
Original description: 
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 Tricleocarpa fragilis (Linnaeus) Huisman & R.A.Townsend.
Source of Synonymy
Huisman, J.M. & Townsend, R.A. (1993). An examination of Linnaean and pre-Linnaean taxa referable to Galaxaura and Tricleocarpa (Galaxauraceae, Rhodophyta). Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Botany 113: 95-101, 2 figs, 2 tables.
Type Information
Type locality: Oceano Americano (Jamaica); (Huisman & Townsend 1993: 100) Lectotype: LINN; sheet 1297.1, upper specimen (Huisman & Townsend 1993: 100)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), fragile (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 24 November 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 31 March 2017
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 31 March 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 November 2024
