Bowiesia pulchra Greville 1830

Publication Details
Bowiesia pulchra Greville 1830: lvii

Published in: Greville, R.K. (1830). Algae britannicae, or descriptions of the marine and other inarticulated plants of the British islands, belonging to the order Algae; with plates illustrative of the genera. pp. [i]-lxxxviii, [1]-218, pl. 1-19. Edinburgh & London: McLachlan & Stewart; Baldwin & Cradock.

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Publication date: Feb.-March 1830

Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Bowiesia.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Delisea pulchra (Greville) Montagne.

Source of Synonymy
Montagne, C. (1844). Quelques observations touchant la structure et la fructification des genres Ctenodus, Delisea et Lenormandia, de la famile des Floridées. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Botanique, Troisième série 1: 151-161, pls 10, 11.

Type Information
Type locality: Australia; (Silva & al. 1996: 184) Holotype: Fraser; Herb. Greville, E; (Womersley 1996: 344) Notes: "Novam Hollandiam" (Womersley 1996; 344). Possibly Macquarie Island (Ricker, 1987), but opinions vary (see Millar, 1990: 382). Type: Greville collection, E (Bonin, 1982, figs 8a, 8b).

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), beautiful, fair, pretty.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 24 November 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 27 February 2018

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 27 February 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024

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