Epymenia obtusa var. minor Grunow 1868
Publication Details
Epymenia obtusa var. minor Grunow 1868: 68
Published in: Grunow, A. (1868 '1867'). Algae. In: Reise der österreichischen Fregatte Novara um die Erde in den Jahren 1857, 1858, 1859 unter den Befehlen des Commodore B. von Wüllerstorf-Urbair. Botanischer Theil. Erster Band. Sporenpflanzen. (Fenzl, E. et al. Eds), pp. 1-104. Wien [Vienna]: Aus der Kaiserlich Königlichen Hof- und Staatsdruckeri in Commission bei Karl Gerold's Sohn.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Epymenia is Epymenia obtusa (Greville) Kützing.
Status of Name
The taxonomic or nomenclatural status (or both) of this entity is in some way unresolved and requires further investigation.
Type Information
Type locality: Indian Ocean: St. Paul Island; (Index Nominum Algarum: 359)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), obtuse, blunt (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 20 January 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 30 April 2020
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 30 April 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 April 2024
