Hypnea planicaulis Harvey 1859
Publication Details
Hypnea planicaulis Harvey 1859: 315, no fig.
Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1859). Algae. Part III. Flora Tasmaniae. In: The botany of the Antarctic voyage of H.M. discovery ships Erebus and Terror, in the years 1839-1843, under the command of Captain Sir James Clark Ross...Vol. II. Part III. Flora Tasmaniae. Monocotyledones and Acotyledones. (Hooker, J.D. Eds), pp. 282-343. London: Lovell Reeve.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Hypnea is Hypnea musciformis (Wulfen) J.V.Lamouroux.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Calliblepharis planicaulis (Harvey) Kylin.
Source of Synonymy
Kylin, H. (1932). Die Florideenordnung Gigartinales. Acta Universitatis Lundensis 28(8): 1-88, 22 figs, 28 pls.
Type Information
Type locality: "Georgetown" [Tasmania]; (Silva & al. 1996: 284) Holotype [lectotype in TCD (Alg. Aust. Exsicc. 342) according to Womersley 1994: 413]: TCD; Alg. Aust. Exsicc. 342 (Womersley 1994: 413)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 25 November 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 24 February 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 24 February 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 14 March 2025
