Heringia furcata Harvey 1862

Publication Details
Heringia furcata Harvey 1862: pl. CCXV [215]

Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1862). 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. 4. pp. viii, Plates CLXXXI-CCXL. London: Lovell Reeve & Co..

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Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Heringia is Heringia mirabilis (C.Agardh) J.Agardh.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Nizymenia furcata (Harvey) Chiovitti, G.W.Saunders & Kraft.

Source of Synonymy
Chiovitti, A., Kraft, G.T., Saunders, G.W., Liao, M.-L. & Bacic, A. (1995). A revision of the systematics of the Nizymeniaceae (Gigartinales, Rhodophyta) based on polysacharides, anatomy and nucleotide sequences. Journal of Phycology 31: 153-166, 11 figs, 3 tables.

Type Information
Lectotype locality: Port Phillip Heads, Victoria; (Womersley 1994: 408) Lectotype: TCD, Herb. Harvey; Alg. Aust. Exsicc.311 (Womersley 1994: 408) Notes: Collector: Harvey (Index Nominum Algarum). Lectotype designated by Womersley (Searles 1968: 39).

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), furcate, forked (Stearn 1992).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 12 February 2001 by G.M. Guiry.

Last updated: 21 February 2024

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 21 February 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 10 January 2025

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