Cryptopleura americana (C.Agardh) Montagne ex Kützing 1849
Current name:
Grinnellia americana (C.Agardh) Harvey
Groton, Connecticut, U.S.A - 07 October 2008. Courtnay Janiak (theseaweedknot@hotmail.com)
Publication Details
Cryptopleura americana (C.Agardh) Montagne ex Kützing 1849: 872
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1849). Species algarum. pp. [i]-vi, [1]-922. Lipsiae [Leipzig]: F.A. Brockhaus.
Request PDFPublication date: 23-24 July 1849
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Cryptopleura is Cryptopleura lacerata (S.G.Gmelin) Kützing.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Grinnellia americana (C.Agardh) Harvey.
Basionym
Delesseria americana C.Agardh
Type Information
Type locality: Ad litus Americae Septentrionalis prope North River lecto, mihi allata [Hudson River].; (Agardh 1822: 173)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), of or pertaining to America.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 11 September 2019
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 11 September 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 April 2024
