Desmarestia distans (C.Agardh) J.Agardh 1848
Publication Details
Desmarestia distans (C.Agardh) J.Agardh 1848: 168
Published in: Agardh, J.G. (1848). Species genera et ordines algarum, seu descriptiones succinctae specierum, generum et ordinum, quibus algarum regnum constituitur. Volumen Primum. Algas fucoideas complectens. pp. [i-vi], [i]-viii, [1]-363. Lundae [Lund]: C.W.K. Gleerup.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Desmarestia is Desmarestia aculeata (Linnaeus) J.V.Lamouroux.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Desmarestia ligulata f. distans (C.Agardh) A.F.Peters, E.C.Yang, F.C.Küpper & Prud'homme.
Basionym
Sporochnus ligulatus var. distans C.Agardh
Type Information
Type locality: ad insulas Malouinas; (Index Nominum Algarum)
Origin of Species Name
Participle B (Latin), distant (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 11 August 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 07 April 2014
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 07 April 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2024