Hydropuntia preissiana (Sonder) Gurgel & Fredericq 2004
Current name:
Gracilaria preissiana (Sonder) Womersley
Cape Peron, Western AustraliaJ.M. Huisman
Publication Details
Hydropuntia preissiana (Sonder) Gurgel & Fredericq 2004: 155
Published in: Gurgel, C.F.D. & Fredericq, S. (2004). Systematics of the Gracilariaceae (Gracilariales, Rhodophyta): a critical assessment based on rbcL sequence analysis. Journal of Phycology 40: 138-159.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Hydropuntia is Hydropuntia urvillei Montagne.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Gracilaria preissiana (Sonder) Womersley.
Basionym
Rhodymenia preissiana Sonder
Type Information
Type locality: Western Australia; (Silva & al. 1996: 174) Lectotype: Preiss; MEL; 45104 (with fragments under 44988) (Womersley 1996: 16) Notes: Sonder's drawings in MEL.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 18 March 2004 by Fabio Rindi.
Last updated: 17 September 2021
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 17 September 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 07 May 2024
