Mesogloia filum Harvey 1855

Publication Details
Mesogloia filum Harvey 1855: 536

Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1855). Some account of the marine botany of the colony of western Australia. Transactions of the Royal Irish Academy 22: 525-566.

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Mesogloia is Mesogloia vermicularis C.Agardh.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Cladosiphon filum (Harvey) Kylin.

Source of Synonymy
Kylin, H. (1940). Die Phaeophyceenordnung Chordariales. Acta Universitatis Lundensis 36(9): 1-67, 30 figs.

Type Information
Type locality: King George Sound, Western Australia; (Silva & al. 1996: 616) Type: Harvey; Herb. Harvey, TCD; (Womersley 1987: 120) Notes: Harvey, Alg. Aust. Exsicc. 93B.

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

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 21 September 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 27 February 2018

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 27 February 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 November 2024

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