Sphacelaria nana Nägeli ex Kützing 1855
Publication Details
Sphacelaria nana Nägeli ex Kützing 1855: 26, pl. 87: fig. 1
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1855). Tabulae phycologicae; oder, Abbildungen der Tange. Vol. V pp. i-ii, 1-30, 100 plates. Nordhausen: Gedruckt auf kosten des Verfassers (in commission bei W. Köhne).
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The type species (holotype) of the genus Sphacelaria is Sphacelaria cirrosa (Roth) C.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Sphacelorbus nanus (Nageli ex Kützing) Draisma, Prud'homme & H.Kawai.
Source of Synonymy
Draisma, S.G.A., Prud'homme van Reine, W.F. & Kawai, H. (2010). A revised classification of the Sphacelariales (Phaeophyceae) inferred from a psbC and rbcL based phylogeny. European Journal of Phycology 45(3): 308-326.
Type Information
Type locality: Torquay, England; (Athanasiadis 1996: 198) Type: L; no 937.71-710 Notes: Type: Nageli 214: Torquay (L. sh. 937.71-710: lectotype) (Draisma et al. 2010).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), dwarf (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 09 April 1996 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 27 November 2019
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 27 November 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 November 2024
