Pollexfenia laciniata Harvey 1844
Current name:
Papenfussia laciniata (Harvey) Kylin
Harvey, W.H. (1847). Nereis australis, or algae of the southern ocean: being figures and descriptions of marine plants, collected on the shores of the Cape of Good Hope, the extra-tropical Australian colonies, Tasmania, New Zealand, and the Antarctic r
Publication Details
Pollexfenia laciniata Harvey 1844: 432, no fig.
Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1844). Algae of Tasmania. London Journal of Botany 3: 428-454.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Pollexfenia is Pollexfenia pedicellata Harvey.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Papenfussia laciniata (Harvey) Kylin.
Source of Synonymy
Kylin, H. (1956). Die Gattungen der Rhodophyceen. pp. i-xv, 1-673, 458 figs. Lund: C.W.K. Gleerups.
Type Information
Type locality: Muizenberg, False Bay, Cape Province, South Africa; (Silva & al. 1996: 466)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), slashed into narrow divisions with tapering, pointed incisions (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 27 January 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 01 March 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 01 March 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 27 November 2024
