Desmia herbacea (Lamouroux) Postels & Ruprecht 1840
Publication Details
Desmia herbacea (Lamouroux) Postels & Ruprecht 1840: 13
Published in: Postels, A. & Ruprecht, F. (1840). Illustrationes algarum in itinere circum orbem jussu imperatoris Nicolai I. Atque auspiciis navarchi Friderici Lütke annis 1826, 1827, 1828 et 1829 celoce Seniavin exsecuto in Oceano pacifico, inprimis septemtrionale ad littora rossica asiatico-americana collectarum. pp. [i-vi ], [i]- iv, 1-28 [1-2, index], [Latin:] [-iv], [1]-22, [1-2, index], 40 pls. Petropoli [St. Petersburg]: Typis Eduardi Pratz.
Publication date: Nov-Dec 1840 [TL-2]
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Desmia is Desmia ligulata Lyngbye.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Desmarestia herbacea (Turner) J.V.Lamouroux.
Basionym
Fucus herbaceus Turner
Type Information
Type locality: USA: "on the North-west coast of America"; (INA 1996) Type: Archibald Menzies; (INA 1996) Notes: Type: BM 000562739; fig. 19 in Anderson 1985 (Yang et al. 2014: 162).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), herbaceous, not woody.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 18 January 2003 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 15 August 2006
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 15 August 2006. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 May 2025