Dicranema pusillum Harvey 1855

Publication Details
Dicranema pusillum Harvey 1855: 550

Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1855). Some account of the marine botany of the colony of western Australia. Transactions of the Royal Irish Academy 22: 525-566.

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Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Dicranema is Dicranema grevillei Sonder.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Mychodea pusilla (Harvey) J.Agardh.

Source of Synonymy
Agardh, J.G. (1872). Bidrag till Florideernes systematik. Lunds Universitets Års-Skrift, Afdelningen for Mathematik och Naturvetenskap 8(6): 1-60.

Type Information
Type locality: "...near Emu Point, King George's Sound..." [King George Sound, Western Australia]; (Harvey 1855: 550) Lectotype: W.H. Harvey sine numero; Jan. 1854; TCD; 0015300 [Harvey Trav. Set No. 80] (Kraft & Saunders 2017: 241) Notes: Isotypes: Alg. Aust. Exsicc. 313-B.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), very small (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

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

Last updated: 01 December 2017

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 01 December 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024

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