Myriophylla beckeriana Holmes 1894

Publication Details
Myriophylla beckeriana Holmes 1894: 341, pl. XVIII [18]: figs 1-7 (as 'Beckeriana')

Published in: Holmes, E.M. (1894). New marine algae. Annals of Botany 8(3): 335-342, 1 pl. [XVIII].

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Publication date: "September 1894"

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

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Botryocladia beckeriana (Holmes) Papenfuss.

Source of Synonymy
Papenfuss, G.F. (1958). Notes on algal nomenclature. IV. Various genera and species of Chlorophyceae, Phaeophyceae and Rhodophyceae. Taxon 7: 104-109.

Type Information
Type locality: "Hab. Near the mouth of the Kowie River, Dr. H. Becker" [Port Alfred, Cape Province, South Africa]; (Holmes 1894: 341) Notes: Type: BM?

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 19 December 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 30 July 2023

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 30 July 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024

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