Sporochnus comosus C.Agardh 1824

Sporochnus comosus C.Agardh

Current name: Sporochnus comosus C.Agardh
Houtman Abrolhos, Western Australia.John Huisman (j.huisman@murdoch.edu.au)

Publication Details
Sporochnus comosus C.Agardh 1824: 259

Published in: Agardh, C.A. (1824). Systema algarum. pp. [i]-xxxvii, [1]-312. Lundae [Lund]: Literis Berlingianis [Berling].

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Publication date: probably September 1824

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Sporochnus is Sporochnus pedunculatus (Hudson) C.Agardh.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Type Information
Type locality: "Ad Novam Hollandiam" [Australia]; (Agardh 1824: 259) Holotype: LD; Herb. Agardh 50181 (Womersley 1987: 280)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), furnished with tufts of leaves or hairs.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 23 September 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 17 January 2020

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 17 January 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024

 
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