Stephanocystis osmundacea (Turner) Trevisan 1843
Current name:
Stephanocystis osmundacea (Turner) Trevisan
Oregon, USA; receptacle of female plant showing clusters of released eggs
Eric Henry (eric@reedmariculture.com)
Publication Details
Stephanocystis osmundacea (Turner) Trevisan 1843: 332
Published in: [Trevisan, V.B.A.] (1843). Synopsis generum algarum. Atti della Quarta Riunione degli Scienziati Italiani 4: 332-335.
Request PDFType Species
This is the type species (lectotype) of the genus Stephanocystis.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Fucus osmundaceus Turner
Type Information
Type locality: At Port Trinidad, on the North-west coast of America; (Turner 1808-1809: 92) Type: Mr. Menzies; BM-K;
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 28 May 2012
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Habitat note
Low intertidal: sand; epilithic (Augyte & Shaughnessy, 2014). - (03 December 2014) - G.M. Guiry
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 28 May 2012. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 02 April 2025
