Struvea elegans Børgesen 1912
Publication Details
Struvea elegans Børgesen 1912: 264, figs 13, 14
Published in: Børgesen, F. (1912). Some Chlorophyceae from the Danish West Indies. II. Botanisk Tidsskrift 32: 241-273, 17 figs.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Struvea is Struvea plumosa Sonder.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Syntype localities: "... dredged in deep water only, down to about 40 meters. It occurs at several places in the Sound between St. Thomas and St. Jan, further near Thatch Gay at St. Thomas where it was collected by Dr. Th. Mortensen and off America Hill on the north side of St. Jan."; (Børgesen 1912: 268) Lectotype (Off America Hill, St Jan, Virgin Islands, Caribbean Sea Schneider & Lane, 2007: 129).: Mortensen s.n.; C; 1762 (Leliaert & Coppejans 2004: 203) Notes: According to Leliaert & Coppejans (2004: 203), the type locality is between St Thomas and St Jan. Lectotype locality: Off America Hill, St Jan, Virgin Islands, Caribbean Sea (Schneider & Lane, 2007: 129).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective B (Latin), elegant (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 01 July 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 10 March 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 10 March 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 April 2024
