Rhabdonia nigrescens Harvey 1847
Publication Details
Rhabdonia nigrescens Harvey 1847: 409, no fig.
Published in: Hooker, J.D. & Harvey, W.H. (1847). Algae tasmanicae: being a catalogue of the species of algae collected on the shores of Tasmania by Ronald Gunn, Esq., Dr. Heannerett, Mrs. Smith, Dr. Lyall and Dr. J.D. Hooker; with characters of the new species. London Journal of Botany 6: 397-417.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Rhabdonia is Rhabdonia coccinea (Harvey) Harvey.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Antrocentrum nigrescens (Harvey) Kraft & Min-Thein.
Source of Synonymy
Kraft, G.T. & Min-Thein, U. (1983). Claviclonium and Antrocentrum, two new genera of Acrotylaceae (Gigartinales, Rhodophyta) from southern Australia. Phycologia 22: 171-183, 35 figs.
Type Information
Type locality: "Tasmania, Mr. Gunn"; (Hooker & Harvey 1847: 409) Lectotype (Georgetown, designated by Kraft & Womersley 1994: 374): Gunn 1318; BM; Herb. Hooker (Kraft & Womersley 1994: 374)
Origin of Species Name
Participle (Latin), becoming black (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 13 February 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 28 November 2024
