Hormospora ramosa Thwaites 1848
Publication Details
Hormospora ramosa Thwaites 1848: pl. CCXIII [213]
Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1848). Phycologia britannica, or, a history of British sea-weeds: containing coloured figures, generic and specific characters, synonymes, and descriptions of all the species of algae inhabiting the shores of the British Islands. pp. text with plates, pls CXLV-CCXVI [145-216]. London: Reeve & Benham.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Hormospora is Hormospora ovoïdea Brébisson.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Chroodactylon ornatum (C.Agardh) Basson.
Type Information
Type locality: England: Dorsetshire: salt-water lake near Wareham; (Index Nominum Algarum) Type: W. Smith; (Index Nominum Algarum)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), branched, bearing branches (usually many) (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 28 December 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 23 March 2017
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 March 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 20 April 2024
