Gloiosiphonia purpurea (Harvey) Harvey 1846
Publication Details
Gloiosiphonia purpurea (Harvey) Harvey 1846: xii (as 'Gloiosiphonia (?) purpurea')
Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1846). Phycologia britannica, or, a history of British sea-weeds: containing coloured figures, generic and specific characters, synonymes, and descriptions of all the species of algae inhabiting the shores of the British Islands. pp. Text with plates, pls I-LXXVIII. London: Reeve & Benham.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Gloiosiphonia is Gloiosiphonia capillaris (Hudson) Carmichael.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Helminthocladia calvadosii (J.V.Lamouroux ex Duby) Setchell.
Source of Synonymy
Dixon, P.S. & Irvine, L.M. (1977). Miscellaneous notes on algal taxonomy and nomenclature. IV. Botaniska Notiser 120: 137-141.
Basionym
Mesogloia purpurea Harvey
Type Information
Type locality: Sidmouth [South Devon, England]; Mrs Griffiths; (Harvey 1833: 386)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), purple (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 31 March 2017 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 31 March 2017
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 31 March 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 November 2024
