Vanvoorstia coccinea Harvey ex J.Agardh 1863

Publication Details
Vanvoorstia coccinea Harvey ex J.Agardh 1863: 1271

Published in: Agardh, J.G. (1863). Species genera et ordines algarum, seu descriptiones succinctae specierum, generum et ordinum, quibus algarum regnum constituitur. Volumen secundum: algas florideas complectens. Part 2, fasc. 3. pp. 787-1138, 1158-1291. Lundae [Lund]: C.W.K. Gleerup. [in Latin]

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Vanvoorstia is Vanvoorstia spectabilis Harvey.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Type Information
Type locality: Sri Lanka; (Silva & al. 1996: 467) Type: LD; herb. alg. Agardh

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), deep red, from scarlet to carmine and crimson (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 27 January 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 17 January 2020

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 17 January 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 November 2024

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