Microthoe marginata (Ellis & Solander) Harvey 1855

Publication Details
Microthoe marginata (Ellis & Solander) Harvey 1855: 553

Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1855). Some account of the marine botany of the colony of western Australia. Transactions of the Royal Irish Academy 22: 525-566.

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Type Species
A type species for this genus does not appear to have been designated.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Galaxaura marginata (Ellis & Solander) J.V.Lamouroux.

Basionym
Corallina marginata J.Ellis & Solander

Type Information
Type locality: Bahamas; (Silva & al. 1996: 107) Notes: Huisman & Womersley (1994: 115) notes that the type is lost; lectotypified by Ellis & Solander, 1786, pl. 22, fig. 6 (see Papenfuss et al., 1982: 411).

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), margined (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 18 April 2001 by Sandy Lawson.

Last updated: 22 February 2016

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 22 February 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 20 April 2024

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