Sphacelaria corymbosa Dickie 1876
Publication Details
Sphacelaria corymbosa Dickie 1876: 199
Published in: Dickie, G. (1876). Notes on algae found at Kerguelen Land by the Rev. A.E. Eaton. Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Botany 15: 198-204.
Request PDFPublication date: 11 July 1876
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Sphacelaria is Sphacelaria cirrosa (Roth) C.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Halopteris corymbosa (Dickie) Draisma, Prud'homme & H.Kawai.
Source of Synonymy
Draisma, S.G.A., Prud'homme van Reine, W.F. & Kawai, H. (2010). A revised classification of the Sphacelariales (Phaeophyceae) inferred from a psbC and rbcL based phylogeny. European Journal of Phycology 45(3): 308-326.
Type Information
Type locality: Îles Kerguelen; (Ricker 1987) Type: BM-K; no H 306/67 92 KEW (Ricker 1987) Notes: Collector: Rev. A.E. Eaton (s.n.); Swains Bay, Kerguelen, 30.i.1875; holotype: BM (Draisma et al. 2010: 323).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), corymbose (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 10 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 04 August 2014
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 04 August 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
