Wrangelia clavigera Harvey 1863

Publication Details
Wrangelia clavigera Harvey 1863: pl. CCLXXXVII [287]

Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1863). Phycologia australica: or, a history of Australian seaweeds; comprising coloured figures and descriptions of the more characteristic marine algae of New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia, and Western Australia, and a synopsis of all known Australian algae. Vol. 5. pp. [i]-x, v-lxxiii (Synoptic catalogue), Plates CCXLI-CCC (with text). London: Lovell Reeve.

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Wrangelia is Wrangelia penicillata (C.Agardh) C.Agardh.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Wrangelia nobilis Hooker fil. & Harvey.

Origin of Species Name
Noun (Latin), One who carries a club; a club bearer..

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 14 February 2005 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 20 October 2022

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 20 October 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 April 2024

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