Iridaea sanguinea (Setchell & N.L.Gardner) Hollenberg & I.A.Abbott 1965

Publication Details
Iridaea sanguinea (Setchell & N.L.Gardner) Hollenberg & I.A.Abbott 1965: 1184

Published in: Hollenberg, G.J. & Abbott, I.A. (1965). New species and new combinations of marine algae from the region of Monterey, California. Canadian Journal of Botany 43: 1177-1188.

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Iridaea is Iridaea cordata (Turner) Bory.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Mazzaella sanguinea (Setchell & N.L.Gardner) Hommersand.

Basionym
Iridophycus sanguineus Setchell & N.L.Gardner

Type Information
Type locality: Duxbury Reef, Marin County, California, USA.; (Setchell & Gardner 1937: 172) Type: N.L. Gardner; drift; UC; 507503 (female, cystocarpic), 507504 (male) (Hughey & Hommersand 2010: 125)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), blood-red (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 01 February 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 08 October 2007

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 08 October 2007. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2024

 
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