Helminthocladia agardhiana P.S.Dixon, nom. illeg. 1962
Publication Details
Helminthocladia agardhiana P.S.Dixon, nom. illeg. 1962: 248
Published in: Dixon, P.S. (1962). Taxonomic and nomenclatural notes on the Florideae. III. Botaniska Notiser 115: 245-260, 1 fig.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Helminthocladia is Helminthocladia purpurea (Harvey) J.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Helminthocladia hudsonii J.Agardh.
Source of Synonymy
Athanasiadis, A. (2016). Phycologia Europaea Rhodophyta Vol. I. pp. [i]-xxxxviii, 1-762. Thessaloniki: Published and distributed by the author.
Type Information
Type locality: Tangier (Morocco); (O'Dwyer & Afonso-Carrillo 2001: 57) Holotype: LD; 31937 (O'Dwyer & Afonso-Carrillo 2001: 57)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 09 January 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 19 December 2017
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Nomenclatural note
Illegitimate: unwarranted change of epithet for Helminthocladia hudsonii J. Agardh. - (27 August 2006) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 19 December 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 14 June 2025
