Delesseria endiviifolia Hooker f. & Harvey 1847

Publication Details
Delesseria endiviifolia Hooker f. & Harvey 1847: 403, no fig. (as 'endiviaefolia')

Published in: Hooker, J.D. & Harvey, W.H. (1847). Algae tasmanicae: being a catalogue of the species of algae collected on the shores of Tasmania by Ronald Gunn, Esq., Dr. Heannerett, Mrs. Smith, Dr. Lyall and Dr. J.D. Hooker; with characters of the new species. London Journal of Botany 6: 397-417.

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Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Delesseria is Delesseria sanguinea (Hudson) J.V.Lamouroux.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Hymenena endiviifolia (Hooker f. & Harvey) Womersley.

Type Information
Type locality: "Tasmania, R. Gunn. Esq."; (Hooker & Harvey 1847: 493) Lectotype (Georgetown; designated by Womersley 2003: 144): R.C. Gunn; BM; Herb. Hooker (Womersley 2003: 144)

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 17 September 2003 by G.M. Guiry.

Last updated: 28 February 2023

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 28 February 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 05 January 2025

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