Desmia Lyngbye, 1819, nom. illeg.
Holotype species: Desmia ligulata Lyngbye
Publication details: Lyngbye, 1819: 33
Currently accepted name for the type species: Desmarestia ligulata (Stackhouse) J.V.Lamouroux
Original publication and holotype designation: Lyngbye, H.C. (1819). Tentamen hydrophytologiae danicae continens omnia hydrophyta cryptogama Daniae, Holsatiae, Faeroae, Islandiae, Groenlandiae hucusque cognita, systematice disposita, descripta et iconibus illustrata, adjectis simul speciebus norvegicis. pp. [i]-xxxii, [1]-248, 70 pls. Hafniae [Copenhagen]: typis Schultzianis, in commissis Librariae Gyldendaliae.
Request PDFThe most recent alteration to this page was made on 2011-01-18 by M.D. Guiry.
Taxonomic status: This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Desmarestia.
Gender: This genus name is currently treated as feminine.
Nomenclatural note
Illegitimate: superfluous substitute name for Herbacea Stackhouse, 1809. - (02 January 2011) - M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 18 January 2011. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 13 June 2025
