Iridaea cornea Kützing 1867
Current name:
Pachymenia cornea (Kützing) Chiang
Falae Bay, South Africa; with Caulerpa holmesiana - 01 January 0001. Robert Anderson (Robert.Anderson@uct.ac.za)
Publication Details
Iridaea cornea Kützing 1867: 6, pl. 20
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 Pachymenia cornea (Kützing) Chiang.
Type Information
Type locality: Cape Agulhas, Cape Province, South Africa; (Silva & al. 1996: 202)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), horny, hard and close-textured but not brittle (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 24 November 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 23 September 2004
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 September 2004. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
