Echinocaulon nigrescens Feldmann 1931
Publication Details
Echinocaulon nigrescens Feldmann 1931: 229, fig. 8; pl. XII [12]
Published in: Feldmann, J. (1931). Contribution à la flore algologique marine de l'Algérie. Les algues de Cherchell. Bulletin de la Société d'Histoire Naturelle de l'Afrique du Nord 22: 179-254. [in French]
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Echinocaulon is Echinocaulon rigidum (M.Vahl) Kützing.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Huismaniella nigrescens (Feldmann) G.Furnari, Cormaci, Alongi & Perrone.
Type Information
Type locality: "Ilot Joinville, Cherchell, Algérie" [Algeria]; (Furnari & al. 2018: 1) Lectotype: "rochers battus, dans le cuvettes" (epitype) 21 January 1930; L; herb. Weber-Van Bosse (Dreckmann et al. 2018: 1 (fig. 1))
Origin of Species Name
Participle (Latin), becoming black (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 27 September 2001 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 18 June 2018
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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 18 June 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
