Kuetzingia serrata Harvey 1855
Current name:
Amansia serrata (Harvey) Womersley
Cape Peron, Western AustraliaJ.M. Huisman
Publication Details
Kuetzingia serrata Harvey 1855: 538
Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1855). Some account of the marine botany of the colony of western Australia. Transactions of the Royal Irish Academy 22: 525-566.
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The type species (holotype) of the genus Kuetzingia is Kuetzingia canaliculata (Greville) Sonder.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Amansia serrata (Harvey) Womersley.
Type Information
Type locality: Rottnest Island, Western Australia; (Silva & al. 1996: 527) Holotype: Harvey; TCD, Herb. Harvey; Trav. Set 291 (Womersley 2003: 394)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), serrated, saw-edged with teeth pointing forwards (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 01 October 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 12 February 2009
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Citing AlgaeBase
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 February 2009. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2024
