Spongomorpha hystrix Strömfelt 1886
Publication Details
Spongomorpha hystrix Strömfelt 1886: 54
Published in: Strömfelt, H.F.G. (1886). Om Algvegetationen vid Islands Kuster Akademisk Afhandling [About the Algae vegetation on the Icelandic coast. Academic Dissertation]. pp. 1-89. Göteborg: D.F. Bonniers Boktryckeri. [in Swedish]
Request PDFPublication date: "December 1886"
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Spongomorpha is Spongomorpha congregata (C.Agardh) Kützing.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), porpucine-like, bristly or spiny (Neal 1993).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 03 May 2000 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 29 October 2021
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 29 October 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 20 April 2024
