Iridaea whidbeyana (Setchell & N.L.Gardner) Scagel 1957
Publication Details
Iridaea whidbeyana (Setchell & N.L.Gardner) Scagel 1957: 191
Published in: Scagel, R.F. (1957). An annotated list of the marine algae of British Columbia and northern Washington (including keys to genera). Bulletin National Museum of Canada 150: [i]-vi, 1-289.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Iridaea is Iridaea cordata (Turner) Bory.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Mazzaella sanguinea (Setchell & N.L.Gardner) Hommersand.
Basionym
Iridophycus whidbeyanus Setchell & N.L.Gardner
Type Information
Type locality: west coast of Whidbey island, Washington, USA.; (Setchell & Gardner 1937: 173) Type: N.L. Gardner; unknown; UC; 132749, (female) 94380, (male) 94378 (Hughey & Hommersand 2010: 125) Notes: The type material was shown by Gabrielson (1989: 389-393) to represent Iridaea sanguinea (Setchell & Gardner) Hollenberg & Abbott.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 05 May 2010
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 05 May 2010. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 April 2024