Iridophycus oregonus Doty 1947
Current name:
Mazzaella oregona (Doty) Hughey, P.C.Silva & Hommersand
Cape Mendocino, California - 18 August 2010. Simona Augyte (Simona.Augyte@humboldt.edu)
Publication Details
Iridophycus oregonus Doty 1947: 182, pl. 11: fig. C
Published in: Doty, M.S. (1947). The marine algae of Oregon. Part II. Rhodophyta. Farlowia 3: 159-215, pls 11-14.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Iridophycus is Iridaea capensis J.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Mazzaella oregona (Doty) Hughey, P.C.Silva & Hommersand.
Type Information
Holotype locality: Brookings, Oregon; (Hughey, Silva & Hommersand 2001: 1101) Holotype: Doty 4065; 16.xii.1941; UC; DS 306918 (Hughey, Silva & Hommersand 2001: 1101)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 13 August 2003 by Elizabeth Moran.
Last updated: 08 December 2009
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 08 December 2009. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2024
