Mastophora canaliculata Harvey 1859

Publication Details
Mastophora canaliculata Harvey 1859: 310

Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1859). Algae. Part III. Flora Tasmaniae. In: The botany of the Antarctic voyage of H.M. discovery ships Erebus and Terror, in the years 1839-1843, under the command of Captain Sir James Clark Ross...Vol. II. Part III. Flora Tasmaniae. Monocotyledones and Acotyledones. (Hooker, J.D. Eds), pp. 282-343. London: Lovell Reeve.

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Mastophora is Mastophora licheniformis Decaisne.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Mastophoropsis canaliculata (Harvey) Woelkerling.

Source of Synonymy
Woelkerling, W.J. (1978). Mastophoropsis canaliculata (Harvey in Hooker) gen. et comb. nov. (Corallinaceae, Rhodophyta) in southern Australia. British Phycological Journal 13: 209-225.

Type Information
Type locality: Unspecified locality in Tasmania; (Womersley 1996: 175) Lectotype: TCD; sine numero (Womersley 1996: 175) Notes: Designated by Woekerling (1978: 211); depicted in Woelkerling (1978: 212, fig. 1).

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), canaliculate, with a longitudinal channel or groove (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 17 May 2001 by G.M. Guiry.

Last updated: 31 July 2015

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 31 July 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 09 January 2025

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