Spyridia hypnoides f. inermis (Børgesen) G.W.Lawson & D.M.John 1982

Publication Details
Spyridia hypnoides f. inermis (Børgesen) G.W.Lawson & D.M.John 1982: 300 (as 'var. disticha f. inermis')

Published in: Lawson, G.W. & John, D.M. (1982). The marine algae and coastal environment of tropical west Africa. Beihefte zur Nova Hedwigia 70: 1-455.

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Spyridia is Spyridia filamentosa (Wulfen) Harvey.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Spyridia hypnoides var. inermis (Børgesen) P.C.Silva.

Basionym
Spyridia aculeata f. inermis Børgesen

Type Information
Type locality: Green Cay Estate, St. Croix, Virgin Islands; (Silva & al. 1996: 429)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), resembling the mosses, specifically the genus Hypnum (Neal 1993).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 23 July 2002 by G.M. Guiry.

Last updated: 26 January 2021

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 26 January 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024

 
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