Wrangelia lyallii Harvey 1855
Publication Details
Wrangelia lyallii Harvey 1855: 236
Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1855). Algae. 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.... II. Flora Novae-Zelandiae. Part II. Flowerless plants. (Hooker, J.D. Eds), pp. 211-266. London: Reeve.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Wrangelia is Wrangelia penicillata (C.Agardh) C.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Medeiothamnion thouarsii (Montagne) M.J.Wynne & C.W.Schneider.
Source of Synonymy
Wynne, M.J. & Schneider, C.W. (2021). Proposal of Medeiothamnion thouarsii (Montagne) comb. nov. (Wrangeliaceae, Rhodophyta). Notulae Algarum 176: 1-5, 2 figs.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 10 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 22 January 2021
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 22 January 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 06 January 2025
