Hypnophycus confertus (Schousboe ex Montagne) Kuntze 1891

Current name: Gracilaria conferta (Schousboe ex Montagne) Montagne
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Publication Details
Hypnophycus confertus (Schousboe ex Montagne) Kuntze 1891: 900

Published in: Kuntze, O. (1891). Revisio generum plantarum. Vol. 2 pp. 375-1011. Leipzig, London, Milan, New York, Paris: Arthur Felix, Dulau & Co., U. Hoepli, Gust. E. Stechert, Charles Klincksieck.

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Publication date: 5 November 1891

Type Species
A type species for this genus does not appear to have been designated.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Gracilaria conferta (Schousboe ex Montagne) Montagne.

Source of Synonymy
Silva, P.C. (1996-to date). Index Nominum Algarum. pp. Website. Berkeley: University of California.

Basionym
Gigartina conferta Schousboe ex Montagne

Type Information
Type locality: Cape Spartel, Morocco; (Gargiulo, De Masi & Tripodi 1992: 59) Type: P.K.A. Schousboe; herb. Thuret, PC; (Gargiulo, De Masi & Tripodi 1992: 59) Notes: Isotype: PC-Herb. Thuret.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), dense (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 31 March 2025 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.

Last updated: 31 March 2025

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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 31 March 2025. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 04 April 2025