Zonaria sinclairii J.D.Hooker & Harvey 1845
Current name: Homoeostrichus sinclairii (J.D.Hooker & Harvey) J.Agardh
Publication Details
Zonaria sinclairii J.D.Hooker & Harvey 1845: 530, no fig.
Published in: Hooker, [J.D.] & Harvey, W.H. (1845). Algae Novae Zelandiae; being a catalogue of all of the species of algae yet recorded as inhabiting the shores of New Zealand, with characters and brief descriptions of the new species discovered during the voyage of H.M. discovery ships "Erebus" and "Terror" and of others communicated to Sir W. Hooker by Dr. Sinclair, the Rev. Colenso, and M. Raoul. London Journal of Botany 4: 521-551.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Zonaria is Zonaria flava C.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Homoeostrichus sinclairii (J.D.Hooker & Harvey) J.Agardh.
Type Information
Type locality: "New Zealand, Dr Sinclair" ; (Hooker & Harvey 1845: 530) Notes: Womersley (1987: 243) notes that the type is recorded as from the Bay of Islands, New Zealand (Sinclair), but "probably from" south eastern Australia (see Womersley 1967: 227), and there is "type material" in TCD and K [now at BM].
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 19 June 2000 by Fabio Rindi.
Last updated: 21 January 2022
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 21 January 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 April 2024
