Sporochnus herbaceus var. firma C.Agardh 1824
Publication Details
Sporochnus herbaceus var. firma C.Agardh 1824: 261
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Sporochnus is Sporochnus pedunculatus (Hudson) C.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Desmarestia herbacea subsp. firma (C.Agardh) A.F.Peters, E.C.Yang, F.C.Küpper & Prud’homme.
Source of Synonymy
Yang, E.C., Peters, A.F., Kawai, H., Stern, R., Hanyuda, T., Bárbara, I., Müller, D.G., Strittmatter, M., Prud'homme van Reine, W.F. & Küpper, F.C. (2014). Ligulate Desmarestia (Desmarestiales, Phaeophyceae) revisited: D. japonica sp. nov. and D. dudresnayi differ from D. ligulata. Journal of Phycology 50(1): 149-166.
Type Information
Lectotype locality: Cape of Good Hope, South Africa; (Silva & al. 1996: 638) Notes: Silva et al. (1996) recommend consulting J. Agardh (1848b: 169) for more information on the lectotype of this species.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), herbaceous, not woody.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 04 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 28 March 2014
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 28 March 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
