Mazzaella capensis (J.Agardh) Fredericq 1993
Current name:
Mazzaella capensis (J.Agardh) Fredericq
Platboom, Cape Peninsula, South Africa; lower intertidal - 21 September 2005. Michael Guiry (mike.guiry@nuigalway.ie)
Publication Details
Mazzaella capensis (J.Agardh) Fredericq 1993: 112
Published in: Hommersand, M.H., Guiry, M.D., Fredericq, S. & Leister, G.L. (1993). New perspectives in the taxonomy of the Gigartinaceae (Gigartinales, Rhodophyta). Proceedings of the International Seaweed Symposium 14: 105-120, 41 figs.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Mazzaella is Mazzaella californica (J.Agardh) G.De Toni.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Iridaea capensis J.Agardh
Type Information
Syntype localities: Table Bay and Simons Bay, Cape Province, South Africa; (Silva & al. 1996: 293) Type: LD; (Hommersand, Guiry, Fredericq & Leister 1993: 112)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective B (Latin), pertaining to the Cape, usually the Cape of Good Hope, South Africa.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 16 January 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 13 June 2014
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 13 June 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024