Meristotheca floridana Kylin 1932
Publication Details
Meristotheca floridana Kylin 1932: 29, figs 6a-6c
Published in: Kylin, H. (1932). Die Florideenordnung Gigartinales. Acta Universitatis Lundensis 28(8): 1-88, 22 figs, 28 pls.
Request PDFPublication date: "am 13 April 1932 vorgegt"
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Meristotheca is Meristotheca papulosa (Montagne) J.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Agardhiella floridana (Kylin) P.W.Gabrielsen ex Guimarães & Oliviera.
Source of Synonymy
Guimarães, S.M.P.B. & Oliveira, E.C. (1996). Taxonomy of the flattened Solieriaceae (Rhodophyta) in Brazil: Agardhiella and Meristiella. Journal of Phycology 32: 656-668.
Origin of Species Name
(Latin), of or from the state of Florida (Dawes & Mathieson 2008)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 24 December 2001 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 09 February 2008
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 09 February 2008. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 March 2025
