Champia viridis C.Agardh 1828
Publication Details
Champia viridis C.Agardh 1828: 115
Published in: Agardh, C.A. (1828). Species algarum rite cognitae, cum synonymis, differentiis specificis et descriptionibus succinctis. Voluminis secundi. Sectio prior. pp. [i]-lxxvi, [i]-189. Gryphiae [Greifswald]: sumptibus Ernesti Mauriti [Ernst Mauritius].
Publication date: Sept-Dec 1828
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Champia is Champia lumbricalis (Linnaeus) Desvaux.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: not specified (Western Australia); (Silva & al. 1996: 348) Holotype: Herb.Agardh; LD, 26112 (Womersley 1996: 123) Notes: The type locality Western Australia was first recorded by Reedman & Womersley (1976: 77).
Womersley (1996:123) notes that the holotype is in the form of mica mounts.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), green (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 20 January 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 27 February 2018
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 27 February 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2024