Thamnophora hypnoides Bory 1834

Publication Details
Thamnophora hypnoides Bory 1834: 175

Published in: Bory de Saint-Vincent, J.B.G.M. (1834). Hydrophytes, Hydrophytae. In: Voyage aux Indes-Orientales...pendant les années 1825, 1826, 1827, 1828 et 1829. Botanique. Cryptogamie. (Bélanger, C. Eds), pp. 159-178. Paris: Bertrand.

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Thamnophora is Thamnophora corallorhiza (Turner) C.Agardh.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Spyridia hypnoides (Bory) Papenfuss.

Source of Synonymy
Papenfuss, G.F. (1968). Notes on South African marine algae. V. Journal of South African Botany 34: 267-287.

Type Information
Type locality: Cape Comorin, Tamil Nadu, India; (Silva & al. 1996: 428) Type: PC?; herb. Bory (Yoshida 1998: 938)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), resembling the mosses, specifically the genus Hypnum (Neal 1993).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 25 November 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 23 March 2010

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 March 2010. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 November 2024

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