Iridaea carnosa (J.Agardh) Kützing 1849

Pachymenia carnosa (J.Agardh) J.Agardh

Current name: Pachymenia carnosa (J.Agardh) J.Agardh
Platboom, Cape Peninsula, South Africa; drift; fide Robert Anderson - 21 September 2005. Michael Guiry (mike.guiry@nuigalway.ie)

Publication Details
Iridaea carnosa (J.Agardh) Kützing 1849: 729

Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1849). Species algarum. pp. [i]-vi, [1]-922. Lipsiae [Leipzig]: F.A. Brockhaus.

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Publication date: 23-24 July 1849

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 Pachymenia carnosa (J.Agardh) J.Agardh.

Basionym
Platymenia carnosa J.Agardh

Type Information
Type locality: "Van Kampsbay" (Camps Bay), Cape of Good Hope, South Africa; (Silva & al. 1996: 201)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), fleshy, succulent, soft but firm (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 28 August 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 23 September 2004

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 September 2004. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 April 2024

 
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