Jania capillacea Harvey 1853

Current name: Jania capillacea Harvey
recolectada en la zona Habana-Matanzas, sobre sustrato rocoso. Foto: Ángel Fernández

Publication Details
Jania capillacea Harvey 1853: 84

Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1853). Nereis boreali-americana; or, contributions towards a history of the marine algae of the atlantic and pacific coasts of North America. Part II. Rhodospermeae. Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge 5(5): [i-ii], [1]-258, pls XIII-XXXVI.

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Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Jania is Jania rubens (Linnaeus) J.V.Lamouroux.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Type Information
Type locality: Bahia Honda, Florida, U.S.A.; (Yoshida 1998: 566) Holotype: Harvey Herbarium, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland; Toumey 70 (Dawson 1953: 116)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), capillarg, hair-like, thread-like (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 09 September 1996 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 29 May 2025

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Unspecified note
Titlyanov et al. (2006) record Jania capillacea (Yendo) Yendo from Japan. - (18 December 2006) - G.M. Guiry

Taxonomic note
May be the same as Jania adhaerens (Cribb 1983). - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 29 May 2025. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 31 May 2025