Mammea dorsifera (C.Agardh) J.Agardh 1841
Current name:
Callophycus dorsiferus (C.Agardh) P.C.Silva
Canal Rocks, Western Australia - 08 May 2019. G.J.Edgar
Publication Details
Mammea dorsifera (C.Agardh) J.Agardh 1841: 22
Published in: Agardh, J.G. (1841). In historiam algarum symbolae. Linnaea 15: 1-50, 443-457.
Request PDFType Species
This is the type species (lectotype) of the genus Mammea.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Callophycus dorsiferus (C.Agardh) P.C.Silva.
Source of Synonymy
Silva, P.C. (1957). Remarks on algal nomenclature. Taxon 6: 141-145.
Basionym
Rhodomela dorsifera C.Agardh
Type Information
Type locality: "ad oras novae Hollandiae"; (Silva & al. 1996: 328) Holotype: PC, Herb. Agardh, LD (part); 25552 (Womersley 1994: 335) Notes: Part in Herb. Agardh, LD, 25552.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 13 February 2004 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 23 April 2025
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 April 2025. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 17 June 2025
