Botryocladia uvaria (J.A.Murray) Harvey 1853

Publication Details
Botryocladia uvaria (J.A.Murray) Harvey 1853: 191, 249

Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1853). Nereis boreali-americana; or, contributions towards a history of the marine algae of the atlantic and pacific coasts of North America. Part II. Rhodospermeae. Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge 5(5): [i-ii], [1]-258, pls XIII-XXXVI.

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Botryocladia is Gastroclonium uvarium (J.A.Murray) Kützing.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Botryocladia botryoides (Wulfen) Feldmann.

Source of Synonymy
Feldmann, J. (1941). Les algues marines de la côte des Albères. IV. Rhodophycées (suite). Revue Algologique 12(1-2): [77]-100, Figs. 26-34. [in French]

Basionym
Fucus uvarius J.A.Murray

Type Information
Type locality: "Habitat in Oceano Asiatico"; (Murray 1774: 811)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), like a cluster of grapes (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 12 February 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 23 April 2025

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 April 2025. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 15 June 2025