Hennedya crispa Harvey 1855
Current name: Hennedya crispa Harvey
Publication Details
Hennedya crispa Harvey 1855: 552
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.
Request PDFType Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Hennedya.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Lectotype locality: Rottnest Island, Western Australia; (Kraft & Womersley 1994: 368) Lectotype: Herb. Harvey, TCD; Trav. set 168 (Kraft & Womersley 1994: 368) Notes: Garden or Rottnest Is, W. Australia (Kraft & Womersley 1994: 368).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), crisped, irregularly waved and twisted (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Habitat
A deep water alga (Kraft & Womersley 1994: 369).
Created: 16 January 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 15 February 2024
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 15 February 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
