Nereidea preissiana (Sonder) Kuntze 1891

Publication Details
Nereidea preissiana (Sonder) Kuntze 1891: 907

Published in: Kuntze, O. (1891). Revisio generum plantarum. Vol. 2 pp. 375-1011. Leipzig, London, Milan, New York, Paris: Arthur Felix, Dulau & Co., U. Hoepli, Gust. E. Stechert, Charles Klincksieck.

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Publication date: 5 November 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 preissianum Sonder.

Source of Synonymy
Silva, P.C., Basson, P.W. & Moe, R.L. (1996). Catalogue of the benthic marine algae of the Indian Ocean. University of California Publications in Botany 79: [i]-xiv, 1-1259.

Basionym
Plocamium preissianum Sonder

Type Information
Type locality: "austro-occidentale Novae Hollandiae” [Western Australia]; (Sonder 1845: 54) Holotype: L. Preiss; MEL; 1005964 (Womersley 1994: 387)

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 26 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 23 July 2009

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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 24 May 2025

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