Ralfsia hancockii E.Y.Dawson 1944

Publication Details
Ralfsia hancockii E.Y.Dawson 1944: 223, pl. 31: figs 6, 7; pl. 54: fig. 2

Published in: Dawson, E.Y. (1944). The marine algae of the Gulf of California. Allan Hancock Pacific Expeditions 3(10): i-v, 189-432, pls 31-77.

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Ralfsia is Ralfsia deusta (C.Agardh) Berkeley.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Neoralfsia hancockii (E.Y.Dawson) D.Leon-Alvarez & M.L.Nunez-Reséndiz.

Source of Synonymy
Leon-Alvarez, D., Nunez-Resendiz, M.L., & Ponce-Márquez, M.E. (2014). Morphological and molecular characterization of Neoralfsia hancockii comb. nov. (Ralfsiales, Phaeophyceae) from topotype of San José del Cabo, Baja California, Mexico. Botanica Marina 57(2): 139-146.

Type Information
Type locality: San Jose del Cabo; (Dawson 1944: 223) Not specified: D.640; 16 February 1940; growing over bare rock surfaces in middle littoral; Herb. AHF; 9 (Dawson 1944: 223) Notes: Holotype: D650 in LAM500460, after HAHF9, now in UC; isotype: UC700549 (Leon-Alvarez et al., 2014: 145).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 15 February 2002 by G.M. Guiry.

Last updated: 20 August 2014

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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 20 August 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 30 November 2024

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