Struvea anastomosans (Harvey) Piccone & Grunow ex Piccone 1884
Current name: Phyllodictyon anastomosans (Harvey) Kraft & M.J.Wynne
Publication Details
Struvea anastomosans (Harvey) Piccone & Grunow ex Piccone 1884: 20
Published in: Piccone, A. (1884). Crociera del Corsaro alle Isole Madera e Canarie del Capitano Enrico d'Albertis. Alghe. pp. [3]-60, 1 pl. Genova [Genoa]: Tipografia del r. Istituto Sordo-Muti.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Struvea is Struvea plumosa Sonder.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Phyllodictyon anastomosans (Harvey) Kraft & M.J.Wynne.
Source of Synonymy
Kraft, G.T. & Wynne, M.J. (1996). Delineation of the genera Struvea Sonder and Phyllodictyon J.E. Gray (Cladophorales, Chlorophyta). Phycological Research 44: 129-143, 28 figs.
Basionym
Cladophora anastomosans Harvey
Type Information
Type locality: "Cast ashore at Fremantle, rare, W. H. H." [Fremantle, Western Australia]; (Harvey 1859: expl. pl. CI) Type: W.H. Harvey; TCD; Alg. Austal. Exsicc. no. 582a (Lipkin & Silva 2002: 60)
Origin of Species Name
Participle B (Latin), anastomosing.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 16 November 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 03 March 2021
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Taxonomic note
According to Silva et al. (1996) Struvea delicatula Kützing is a taxonomic synonym of this species. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 03 March 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 17 June 2025
