Sphacelaria rigidula Kützing 1843

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Sphacelaria rigidula Kützing 1843: 292

Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1843). Phycologia generalis oder Anatomie, Physiologie und Systemkunde der Tange. Mit 80 farbig gedruckten Tafeln, gezeichnet und gravirt vom Verfasser. pp. [part 1]: [i]-xxxii, [1]-142, [part 2:] 143-458, 1, err.], pls 1-80. Leipzig: F.A. Brockhaus.

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Publication date: 14-16 Sep 1843

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Sphacelaria is Sphacelaria cirrosa (Roth) C.Agardh.

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

Type Information
Type locality: Nuweiba, Sinai, Red Sea; (Lipkin & Silva 2002: 41) Holotype: W. Schimper; L; 937.117.229 (Prud'homme van Reine 1982: 203) Notes: On Hormophysa cuneiformis (as Cystoseira triquetra) (Lipkin & Silva 2002). Womersley (1987: 166) gives the following data: Type from Red Sea, on Hormophysa triquetra (Schimper); Holotype in L, 937, 117...229; isotype in W, 19682.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), somewhat rigid (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 09 April 1996 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 02 October 2024

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 02 October 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 03 December 2024

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