Mastocarpus radula (Esper) Kützing 1843

Sarcothalia radula (Esper) Edyvane & Womersley

Current name: Sarcothalia radula (Esper) Edyvane & Womersley
Sarcothalia radula, Fossil Island, Pirates Bay, Tasmania - 01 November 2009. Michael Guiry (mike.guiry@nuigalway.ie)

Publication Details
Mastocarpus radula (Esper) Kützing 1843: 398 (as 'Radula')

Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1843). Phycologia generalis oder Anatomie, Physiologie und Systemkunde der Tange. Mit 80 farbig gedruckten Tafeln, gezeichnet und gravirt vom Verfasser. pp. [part 1]: [i]-xxxii, [1]-142, [part 2:] 143-458, 1, err.], pls 1-80. Leipzig: F.A. Brockhaus.

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Publication date: 14-16 Sep 1843

Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Mastocarpus is Mastocarpus mammillosus (Goodenough & Woodward) Kützing.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Sarcothalia radula (Esper) Edyvane & Womersley.

Basionym
Fucus radula Esper

Type Information
Type locality: "Neuholland" ["This recently discovered seaweed, departing so much from the usual in its form, has been brought from New Holland and has been supplied by Mr D. Turner under the above name"]; (Esper 1802: 3) Lectotype (designated by Nelson & al. 2023: [illustration] “Fucus Radula” in Esper Fuc. 2: 3, t. CXIII, 1908): Notes: Epitype (designated by Nelson & al. 2023): New Zealand, South Island, Fiordland, Dusky Sound, Chalky Inlet, 14 Dec 2019, G. Keeler-May AST503 (WELT No. A034575!).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 07 August 2015 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 07 August 2015

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