Capea radiata (C.Agardh) Endlicher 1843

Publication Details
Capea radiata (C.Agardh) Endlicher 1843: 27

Published in: Endlicher, S.L. (1843). Mantissa botanica altera. Sistens genera plantarum supplementum tertium. pp. [vi], 111. Vienna: Fridericum Beck, Universitatis Bibliopola.

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Publication date: 1843

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Capea is Capea biruncinata (Bory) Montagne.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Ecklonia radiata (C.Agardh) J.Agardh.

Basionym
Laminaria radiata C.Agardh

Type Information
Type locality: "New Holland"; (Womersley 1987: 332) Holotype: John Hunter; LIV; (Womersley 1987: 332) Notes: According to Millar & Kraft (1994: 2, 25) "Illustrated by Dawson Turner (1809) as Fucus radiatus, the specimens were sent to him by Colonel Thomas Velley, who had in turn received them from the second Governor of New South Wales, John Hunter. Hunter, who held office from 1795 to 1800 and keenly collected around Port Jackson, Botany Bay and Broken Bay, also sent specimens of Conferva umbilicata [= Microdictyon umbilicatum (Velley) Zanardini] to England from Port Jackson (Turner 1809: 161; Millar and Kraft 1993)."

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), radiate.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

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

Last updated: 27 February 2018

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 27 February 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 April 2024

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