Desmarestia herbacea subsp. firma (C.Agardh) A.F.Peters, E.C.Yang, F.C.Küpper & Prud’homme 2014
Publication Details
Desmarestia herbacea subsp. firma (C.Agardh) A.F.Peters, E.C.Yang, F.C.Küpper & Prud’homme 2014: 163
Published in: 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 Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Desmarestia is Desmarestia aculeata (Linnaeus) J.V.Lamouroux.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Sporochnus herbaceus var. firma C.Agardh
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: 28 March 2014 by G.M. 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
