Asterocytis ramosa (Thwaites) Gobi ex F.Schmitz 1896
Publication Details
Asterocytis ramosa (Thwaites) Gobi ex F.Schmitz 1896: 314
Published in: Schmitz, F. (1896). Bangiaceae. In: Die natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien nebst ihren Gattungen und wichtigeren Arten insbesondere den Nutzpflanzen unter Mitwirkung zahlreicher hervorragender Fachgelehrten, Teil 1, Abteilung 2. (Engler, A. & Prantl, K. Eds), pp. 307-316. Leipzig: verlag von Wilhelm Engelmann.
Request PDFType Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Asterocytis.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Chroodactylon ornatum (C.Agardh) Basson.
Basionym
Hormospora ramosa Thwaites
Type Information
Type locality: England: Dorsetshire: salt-water lake near Wareham; (Index Nominum Algarum) Type: W. Smith; (Index Nominum Algarum)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), branched, bearing branches (usually many) (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 25 April 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 23 March 2017
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 March 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 20 April 2024
