Wormskioldia squamariae Meneghini 1840

Publication Details
Wormskioldia squamariae Meneghini 1840: no. 8, p. 3

Published in: Meneghini, G. (1840). Lettera del Prof. Giuseppe Meneghini al Dott. Iacob Corinaldi a Pisa. pp. [1-4]. Pisa: Tipografia Prosperi.

Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Wormskioldia is Wormskioldia sanguinea (Hudson) Sprengel.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Contarinia squamariae (Meneghini) Denizot.

Source of Synonymy
Denizot, M. (1968). Les algues floridées encroutantes (à l'éxclusion des Corallinacées). pp. [1]-310, 227 figs. Paris: Laboratoire de Cryptogamie, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle.

Origin of Species Name
, resembling, or growing on or in species of the genus Squamaria, i.e. Peyssonnelia

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 12 April 2000 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 03 May 2009

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 03 May 2009. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024

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