Ascoseira mirabilis Skottsberg 1907
Current name:
Ascoseira mirabilis Skottsberg
Antarctica. Section through mature conceptacle containing chains of unilocular sporangia with gametophytes developed inside and long vegetative filaments (4 only, 2 visible here, interrupted in this section) extending from base of conceptacle through the Eric Henry (eric@reedmariculture.com)
Publication Details
Ascoseira mirabilis Skottsberg 1907: 149, figs 178-187; pl. 36
Published in: Skottsberg, C. (1907). Zur Kenntnis der subantarktischen und antarktischen Meeresalgen. I. Phaeophyceen. In: Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Schwedischen Südpolar-Expedition 1901-1903 unter Leitung von Dr. Otto Nordenskjöld. Vol. 4: 1, Part 6. ( Eds), pp. 1-172. Stockholm: Lithographisches Institut des Generalstabs.
Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Ascoseira.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: Cumberland, South Georgia; (INA 1996)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), to be wondered at, wonderful, marvellous, extraordinary, admirable (Smith & Lockwood 1933).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 22 February 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 04 June 2014
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 04 June 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 November 2024