Bossiella californica (Decaisne) P.C.Silva 1957
Publication Details
Bossiella californica (Decaisne) P.C.Silva 1957: 46
Published in: Silva, P.C. (1957). Notes on Pacific marine algae. Madroño 14: 41-51.
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The type species (holotype) of the genus Bossiella is Bossiella plumosa (Manza) P.C.Silva.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Amphiroa californica Decaisne
Type Information
Type locality: U.S.A.: California: Monterey; (INA 1996) Type: PC ("Par")in herb. Mus.; (INA 1996)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), pertaining to California (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 04 May 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 09 July 2016
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Nomenclatural note
Schneider & Wynne (2007) support the use of the genus Pachyarthron for this species but Woelkerling et al. (2008) recognize Bossiella. - (20 August 2010) - G.M. Guiry
Habitat note
Upper, mid-, or low intertdial (in pools); subtidal (Hind et al., 2014) - (10 December 2014) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 09 July 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 11 June 2025
