Gastridium purpurascens Lyngbye 1819
Publication Details
Gastridium purpurascens Lyngbye 1819: 69, pl. 17B
Published in: Lyngbye, H.C. (1819). Tentamen hydrophytologiae danicae continens omnia hydrophyta cryptogama Daniae, Holsatiae, Faeroae, Islandiae, Groenlandiae hucusque cognita, systematice disposita, descripta et iconibus illustrata, adjectis simul speciebus norvegicis. pp. [i]-xxxii, [1]-248, 70 pls. Hafniae [Copenhagen]: typis Schultzianis, in commissis Librariae Gyldendaliae.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Gastridium is Gastridium kaliforme (Goodenough & Woodward) Lyngbye.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Lomentaria clavellosa (Lightfoot ex Turner) Gaillon.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), purplish, becoming purple (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 22 May 2000 by Fabio Rindi.
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 23 April 2024
