Iridophycus splendens Setchell & N.L.Gardner 1937
Current name:
Mazzaella splendens (Setchell & N.L.Gardner) Fredericq
Gualala, Mendocino Co., California, USA; on rock - 14 July 2007. Michael Guiry (mike.guiry@nuigalway.ie)
Publication Details
Iridophycus splendens Setchell & N.L.Gardner 1937: 170
Published in: Setchell, W.A. & Gardner, N.L. (1937). Iridophycus in the northern hemisphere. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science of the United States of America 23: 169-174.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Iridophycus is Iridaea capensis J.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Mazzaella splendens (Setchell & N.L.Gardner) Fredericq.
Type Information
Type locality: "north end of Carmel Beach", Carmel, California, USA; (Setchell & Gardner 1937: 171) Type: A.V. Manza; UC; 539564, 539565, 539566 (Hughey & Hommersand 2010: 127)
Origin of Species Name
Participle B (Latin), splendid, shining, gleaming, brilliant (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 07 January 1999 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 19 April 2024
