Myrioglossa beckeriana (Holmes) Holmes 1896
Current name:
Botryocladia beckeriana (Holmes) Papenfuss
Cape Vidal Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa, March 2011 - 09 December 2011. Robert Anderson (anderson@botzoo.uct.ac.za)
Publication Details
Myrioglossa beckeriana (Holmes) Holmes 1896: 89
Published in: Holmes, E.M. (1896). New marine algae. Nuova Notarisia 7: 86-89.
Request PDFType Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Myrioglossa.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Botryocladia beckeriana (Holmes) Papenfuss.
Source of Synonymy
Papenfuss, G.F. (1958). Notes on algal nomenclature. IV. Various genera and species of Chlorophyceae, Phaeophyceae and Rhodophyceae. Taxon 7: 104-109.
Basionym
Myriophylla beckeriana Holmes
Type Information
Type locality: "Hab. Near the mouth of the Kowie River, Dr. H. Becker" [Port Alfred, Cape Province, South Africa]; (Holmes 1894: 341) Notes: Type: BM?
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 26 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 30 July 2023
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 30 July 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 November 2024
