Spyridia hypnoides var. disticha (Børgesen) G.W.Lawson & D.M.John 1982
Publication Details
Spyridia hypnoides var. disticha (Børgesen) G.W.Lawson & D.M.John 1982: 300, pl. 47: figs 1-3
Published in: Lawson, G.W. & John, D.M. (1982). The marine algae and coastal environment of tropical west Africa. Beihefte zur Nova Hedwigia 70: 1-455.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Spyridia is Spyridia filamentosa (Wulfen) Harvey.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Spyridia aculeata var. disticha Børgesen
Type Information
Type locality: St. Croix: shore near estate Cassava Garden. St. Jan: off America Hill, 16 fms.; (Index Nominum Algarum)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), resembling the mosses, specifically the genus Hypnum (Neal 1993).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 24 June 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 17 June 2008
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 17 June 2008. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
