Myriocladia sciurus Harvey 1858

Publication Details
Myriocladia sciurus Harvey 1858: pl. LVIII [58] (as 'Sciurus')

Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1858). Phycologia australica: or, a history of Australian seaweeds; comprising coloured figures and descriptions of the more characteristic marine algae of New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia, and Western Australia, and a synopsis of all known Australian algae. Vol. 1. pp. [i]-xi, v-viii [Index], pls I-LX (with text). London: Lovell Reeve & Co..

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Myriocladia is Myriocladia lovenii J.Agardh.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Myriogloea sciurus (Harvey) Kuckuck ex Oltmanns.

Source of Synonymy
Oltmanns, F. (1922). Morphologie und biologie der algen. Zweite, umgearbeitete Auflage. Zweiter Band. Phaeophyceae-Rhodophyceae. Ed. 2. pp. [i]-iv, [1]-439, figs 288-612. Jena: Gustav Fischer.

Type Information
Lectotype locality: Port Fairy, Victoria, Australia; (Silva & al. 1996: 619) Type: Herb. Harvey, TCD; (Womersley 1987: 108) Notes: Silva et al. (1996) recommend consulting Womersley (1967: 234) for more information on the lectotype of this species.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 07 June 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 22 February 2021

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 22 February 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 November 2024

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