Wrangelia verticillata Harvey, nom. illeg. 1863
Publication Details
Wrangelia verticillata Harvey, nom. illeg. 1863: xxviii
Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1863). Phycologia australica: or, a history of Australian seaweeds; comprising coloured figures and descriptions of the more characteristic marine algae of New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia, and Western Australia, and a synopsis of all known Australian algae. Vol. 5. pp. [i]-x, v-lxxiii (Synoptic catalogue), Plates CCXLI-CCC (with text). London: Lovell Reeve.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Wrangelia is Wrangelia penicillata (C.Agardh) C.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Shepleya verticillata E.M.Gordon.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), verticillate, whorled (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 05 December 2023
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Nomenclatural note
Illegitimate: not Wrangelia verticillata Kützing, 1847. - (06 September 2011) - M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 05 December 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 13 June 2025
