Iridophycus membranaceus (J.Agardh) Setchell & N.L.Gardner 1936
Current name:
Mazzaella membranacea (J.Agardh) Fredericq
Playa Blanca in Coronel, central Chile; strongly associated to the green mussel Semimytilus algosus (Gould, 1828)Eduardo A. Palma Paredes (please contact michael.guiry@nuigalway.ie)
Publication Details
Iridophycus membranaceus (J.Agardh) Setchell & N.L.Gardner 1936: 471
Published in: Setchell, W.A. & Gardner, N.L. (1936). Iridophycus gen. nov. and its representation in South America. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science of the United States of America 22: 469-473.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Iridophycus is Iridaea capensis J.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Mazzaella membranacea (J.Agardh) Fredericq.
Basionym
Iridaea membranacea J.Agardh
Type Information
Type locality: Chile: Valparaiso
; (Index Nominum Algarum) Type: LD; (Hommersand, Guiry, Fredericq & Leister 1993: 110)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), membranous (Stearn 1973).
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 07 March 2012
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 07 March 2012. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2024