Thalassia hemprichii (Ehrenberg) Ascherson 1871
Current name:
Thalassia hemprichii (Ehrenberg) Ascherson
Palau Islands, West Pacific, 1 m deepPalau International Coral Reef Center
Publication Details
Thalassia hemprichii (Ehrenberg) Ascherson 1871: 242
Published in: Ascherson, P.F.A (1871). Die geographische Verbreitung der Seegräser. Petermans Geographische Mittheilungen 17(7): 241-248, pl. 13 (map).
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Thalassia is Thalassia testudinum K.D.Koenig.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Schizotheca hemprichii Ehrenberg
Type Information
Type locality: "Eritrea, Massaua, Mare rubrum" [Mesewa (Massaua), Ethiopia, southern Red Sea]; (Ferrer-Gallego & Boisset 2015: 352) Lectotype: Ehrenberg sine numero; BM; 000922237 (Ferrer-Gallego & Boisset 2015: 352) Notes: Isolectotypes: K barcode K000911822, L barcodes L1203715 & L1203710, P barcodes P02074514 & P02074520.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 03 December 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 24 April 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 24 April 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 November 2024