Hypnea spicifera (Suhr) Harvey 1847
Current name:
Hypnea spicifera (Suhr) Harvey
Platboom, Cape Peninsula, South Africa; lower intertidal rock - 21 September 2005. Michael Guiry (mike.guiry@nuigalway.ie)
Publication Details
Hypnea spicifera (Suhr) Harvey 1847: 14
Published in: Agardh, J.G. (1847). Nya alger från Mexico. Öfversigt af Kongl. Vetenskaps-Adademiens Förhandlingar, Stockholm 4: 5-17.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Hypnea is Hypnea musciformis (Wulfen) J.V.Lamouroux.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Gracilaria spicifera Suhr
Type Information
Type locality: "Algoa-Bai" [Algoa Bay, Cape Province, South Africa]; (Suhr 1834: 731)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 19 January 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 24 August 2008
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 24 August 2008. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 November 2024
