Pollexfenia cartilaginea Harvey & Greville 1847
Publication Details
Pollexfenia cartilaginea Harvey & Greville 1847: 23
Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1847). Nereis australis, or algae of the southern ocean: being figures and descriptions of marine plants, collected on the shores of the Cape of Good Hope, the extra-tropical Australian colonies, Tasmania, New Zealand, and the Antarctic regions; deposited in the Herbarium of the Dublin University. [Part 1]. pp. i-viii, 1-64, pls I-XXV. London: Reeve Brothers.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Pollexfenia is Pollexfenia pedicellata Harvey.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Botryoglossum cartilagineum (Harvey & Greville) Papenfuss.
Type Information
Type locality: Swan River Colony, Western Australia; (Harvey 1847: 23) Holotype: Mylne; Herb. Harvey, TCD; (Womersley 2003: 146) Notes: Collected by Mr. Mylne, No. 60
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), cartilaginous, flexible but firm and tough (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 04 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 26 January 2009
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 26 January 2009. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 05 January 2025
