Bostrychia vaga Hooker f. & Harvey 1845
Publication Details
Bostrychia vaga Hooker f. & Harvey 1845: 269, 270
Published in: Hooker, J.D. & Harvey, W.H. (1845). Algae antarcticae, being characters and descriptions of the hitherto unpublished species of algae, discovered in Lord Auckland's Group, Campbell's Island, Kerguelen's Land, Falkland Islands, Cape Horn and other southern circumpolar regions, during the voyage of H.M. discovery ships "Erebus" and "Terror". London Journal of Botany 4: 249-276, 293-298.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Bostrychia is Bostrychia scorpioides (Hudson) Montagne.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: Kerguelen Islands: Christmas Harbour; (INA 1996) Type (fide R.J.King & C.F.Puttock, 1989: 50): J.D. Hooker; K in BM; (INA 1996)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 07 September 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 26 April 2024
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 26 April 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 08 September 2024