Nereidea mertensii (Greville) Kuntze 1891
Current name:
Plocamium mertensii (Greville) Harvey
Cape Peron, Western AustraliaJ.M. Huisman
Publication Details
Nereidea mertensii (Greville) Kuntze 1891: 907
Published in: Kuntze, O. (1891). Revisio generum plantarum. Pars II. pp. 375-1011. Leipzig, London, Milano, New York, Paris: Arthur Felix, Dulau & Co., U. Hoepli, Gust. A. Schechert, Charles Klincksierck.
Request PDFPublication date: 5 Nov 1891
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Nereidea is Nereidea coccinea (Hudson) Stackhouse.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Plocamium mertensii (Greville) Harvey.
Basionym
Thamnophora mertensii Greville
Type Information
Type locality: ad Novam Hollandiam; (Silva & al. 1996: 342) Lectotype: Fraser; Herb. Greville, E; (Womersley 1994: 385)
Origin of Species Name
(Latinised), named for Dr Mertens
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 24 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 23 July 2009
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Citing AlgaeBase
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 July 2009. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
