Blossevillea grevillei (C.Agardh ex Sonder) Kützing 1849
Current name: Cystophora grevillei (C.Agardh ex Sonder) J.Agardh
Publication Details
Blossevillea grevillei (C.Agardh ex Sonder) Kützing 1849: 629
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1849). Species algarum. pp. [i]-vi, [1]-922. Lipsiae [Leipzig]: F.A. Brockhaus.
Request PDFPublication date: 23-24 July 1849
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Blossevillea is Blossevillea torulosa (R.Brown ex Turner) Decaisne.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Cystophora grevillei (C.Agardh ex Sonder) J.Agardh.
Source of Synonymy
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.
Basionym
Cystoseira grevillei C.Agardh ex Sonder
Type Information
Type locality: Western Australia (probably near Fremantle); (Silva & al. 1996: 645) Type: Preiss; MEL; 286 (Womersley 1987: 374) Notes: Silva et al. (1996) recommend consulting Womersley (1964: 85) for more information on the type locality of this species.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 24 September 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 27 February 2018
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Citing AlgaeBase
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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 01 June 2025
