Hypnea esperi Bory, nom. illeg. 1828
Publication Details
Hypnea esperi Bory, nom. illeg. 1828: 157
Published in: Bory de St. Vincent, J.B. (1828). Botanique, Cryptogamie. In: Voyage autour du monde, exécuté par ordre du Roi, sur la corvette de Sa Majesté, la Coquille, pendant les années 1822, 1823, 1824 et 1825. (Duperrey, L.I. Eds), pp. 97-200. Paris: Bertrand.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Hypnea is Hypnea musciformis (Wulfen) J.V.Lamouroux.
Status of Name
The taxonomic or nomenclatural status (or both) of this entity is in some way unresolved and requires further investigation.
Type Information
Type locality: Mauritius;
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 07 January 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 23 June 2018
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Nomenclatural note
Hypnea esperi Bory (1828: 157) was superfluous, and thus illegitimate, when published (Silva, Meñez & Moe, 1987: 50), being a substitute name for Fucus nootkanus Esper (1802: 30, pl. 125). If it is recognised at the species level, it requires a new name. At the varietal level, the name Hypnea musciformis var. esperi was legitimately applied by J. Agardh (1851: 442) as he expressly excluded Fucus nootkanus. Silva, Basson & Moe (1996, p. 298) further described the difficulties attaching to the name Hypnea esperi. South & Skelton (2003) and South (2004) cite “Hypnea esperi Grunow 1867 (intended synonym: H. musciformis (Wulfen) Lamouroux var. esperi J. Agardh 1851).” - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
Taxonomic note
The entity known generally in warm seas as Hypnea esperi Bory has been referred to Hypnea anastomosans Papenfuss, Lipkin & Silva, q.v. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 June 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 31 March 2025
