Sphacelaria plumigera Holmes ex Hauck 1884
Publication Details
Sphacelaria plumigera Holmes ex Hauck 1884: 348
Published in: Hauck, F. (1884). Die Meeresalgen Deutschlands und Österreichs. In: Kryptogamen-Flora von Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz, Zweite Auflage. (Rabenhorst, L. Eds) Vol. 2, pp. 321-512. Leipzig: Euard Kummer.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Sphacelaria is Sphacelaria cirrosa (Roth) C.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Battersia plumigera (Holmes ex Hauck) Draisma, Prud'homme & H.Kawai.
Source of Synonymy
Draisma, S.G.A., Prud'homme van Reine, W.F. & Kawai, H. (2010). A revised classification of the Sphacelariales (Phaeophyceae) inferred from a psbC and rbcL based phylogeny. European Journal of Phycology 45(3): 308-326.
Type Information
Lectotype locality: Eastbourne, East Sussex, England; (Silva & al. 1996: 576) Lectotype: Borrer (s.n.); 2.x.1808; BM; (Draisma, Prud'homme van Reine & Kawai 2010: 322) Notes: LD, TCD. Eastbourne, Beachy Head (as Conferva pennata Hudson). This type locality was first recorded by Prud'homme van Reine (1982: 131).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 09 April 1996 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 02 October 2024
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Nomenclatural note
Although first mentioned by Holmes (1883), this name was not validated by him (Index Nominum Algarum: "confusing and unintelligible discussion"). - (31 December 2007) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 02 October 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 May 2025
