Bangia vermicularis Harvey 1853

Publication Details
Bangia vermicularis Harvey 1853: 55, pl. 49: fig. A

Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1853). Nereis boreali-americana; or, contributions towards a history of the marine algae of the atlantic and pacific coasts of North America. Part II. Rhodospermeae. Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge 5(5): [i-ii], [1]-258, pls XIII-XXXVI.

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Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Bangia is Bangia atropurpurea (Mertens ex Roth) C.Agardh.

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

Type Information
Type locality: USA: California: Golden Gate; (INA 1996) Type: A.D. Frye; TCD; (INA 1996)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), worm-shaped, almost cylindrical and bent in places, marked with irregular waves or bent lines (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 13 April 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 21 April 2015

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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 21 April 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 January 2025

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