Iridaea splendens (Setchell & N.L.Gardner) Papenfuss 1958
Current name:
Mazzaella splendens (Setchell & N.L.Gardner) Fredericq
Otter Crest, Oregon, USA; tetrasporangial sori. - 15 June 2003. Michael Guiry (mike.guiry@nuigalway.ie)
Publication Details
Iridaea splendens (Setchell & N.L.Gardner) Papenfuss 1958: 106
Published in: Papenfuss, G.F. (1958). Notes on algal nomenclature. IV. Various genera and species of Chlorophyceae, Phaeophyceae and Rhodophyceae. Taxon 7: 104-109.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Iridaea is Iridaea cordata (Turner) Bory.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Mazzaella splendens (Setchell & N.L.Gardner) Fredericq.
Basionym
Iridophycus splendens Setchell & N.L.Gardner
Type Information
Type locality: "north end of Carmel Beach", Carmel, California, USA; (Setchell & Gardner 1937: 171) Type: A.V. Manza; UC; 539564, 539565, 539566 (Hughey & Hommersand 2010: 127)
Origin of Species Name
Participle B (Latin), splendid, shining, gleaming, brilliant (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 01 October 2001 by M.D. Guiry.
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 29 March 2024