Nereidea rigida (Bory) Kuntze 1891
Current name:
Plocamium rigidum Bory
Cape of Good Hope, Cape Peninsula, South Africa - 18 November 2009. M.D. Guiry
Publication Details
Nereidea rigida (Bory) Kuntze 1891: 907
Published in: Kuntze, O. (1891). Revisio generum plantarum. Pars II. pp. 375-1011. Leipzig, London, Milano, New York, Paris: Arthur Felix, Dulau & Co., U. Hoepli, Gust. A. Schechert, Charles Klincksierck.
Request PDFPublication date: 5 Nov 1891
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Nereidea is Nereidea coccinea (Hudson) Stackhouse.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Plocamium rigidum Bory.
Basionym
Plocamium rigidum Bory
Type Information
Type locality: Cape of Good Hope, South Africa; (Silva & al. 1996: 343)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), rigid (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 05 December 2016
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 05 December 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 April 2024
