Myrionema punctiforme Harvey 1833
Publication Details
Myrionema punctiforme Harvey 1833: 391
Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1833). Div. I. Inarticulatae. Div. II. Confervoideae; Div. III. Gloiocladeae. In: The English Flora of Sir James Edward Smith. Class XXIV. Cryptogamia. Vol. V. (or Vol. II of Dr. Hooker's British flora). Part I. Comprising the Mosses, Hepaticae, Lichens, Characeae and Algae. (Hooker, W.J. Eds), pp. 259-262, 264-401. London: Longman, Brown, Green & Longmans Paternoster-Row.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Myrionema is Myrionema strangulans Greville.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Myrionema strangulans Greville.
Source of Synonymy
Kim, H.-S. (2010). Ectocarpaceae, Acinetopsoraceae, Chordariaceae. In: Algal flora of Korea. Volume 2, Number 1. Heterokontophyta: Phaeophyceae: Ectocarpales. Marine brown algae I. (Kim, H.-S. & Boo, S.-M. Eds), pp. [3]-137. Incheon: National Institute of Biological Resources.
Type Information
Notes: No type locality given by Harvey (1833: 391): “On Chlocladia clavellosa Captain Carmichael”; probably Appin, Argyll, Scotland.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 11 February 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 15 October 2024
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Nomenclatural note
Treated as a new name as the supposed basionym, Linckia punctiforme Lyngbye, is an invalid name. Combination also introduced by Areschoug (1847: 380). - (15 October 2024) - M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 15 October 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 04 June 2025
