Nemastoma densum Harvey 1859
Publication Details
Nemastoma densum Harvey 1859: 328 (as 'densa')
Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1859). Algae. Part III. Flora Tasmaniae. In: The botany of the Antarctic voyage of H.M. discovery ships Erebus and Terror, in the years 1839-1843, under the command of Captain Sir James Clark Ross...Vol. II. Part III. Flora Tasmaniae. Monocotyledones and Acotyledones. (Hooker, J.D. Eds), pp. 282-343. London: Lovell Reeve.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Nemastoma is Nemastoma dichotomum J.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Helminthocladia densa (Harvey) F.Schmitz & Hauptfleisch.
Source of Synonymy
Schmitz, F. & Hauptfleisch, P. (1896). Helminthocladiaceae. In: Die natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien nebst ihren Gattungen und wichtigeren Arten insbesondere den Nutzpflanzen unter Mitwirkung zahlreicher hervorragender Fachgelehrten, Teil 1, Abteilung 2. (Engler, A. & Prantl, K. Eds), pp. 327-335. Leipzig: verlag von Wilhelm Engelmann.
Type Information
Type locality: "Georgetown, on the mudflats, Gunn, W.H.H."; (Womersley 1994: 89) Holotype (isotypes distributed as Alg. Austral. Exsicc. No. 431): R.C. Gunn; TCD; Herb. Harvey (Huisman & Womersley 2006: 51)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), dense (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 10 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 24 February 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 24 February 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 05 January 2025
