Bossea californica (Decaisne) Manza 1937
Publication Details
Bossea californica (Decaisne) Manza 1937: 561
Published in: Manza, A.V. (1937). Some north Pacific species of articulated corallines. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science of the United States of America 23: 561-567.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Bossea is Bossea plumosa Manza.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Bossiella californica (Decaisne) P.C.Silva.
Source of Synonymy
Woelkerling, W.J., Millar, A.J.K., Harvey, A. & Baba, M. (2008). Recognition of Pachyarthron and Bossiella as distinct genera in the Corallinaceae, subfamily Corallinoideae (Corallinales, Rhodophyta). Phycologia 47: 265-293.
Basionym
Amphiroa californica Decaisne
Type Information
Type locality: U.S.A.: California: Monterey; (INA 1996) Type: PC ("Par")in herb. Mus.; (INA 1996)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), pertaining to California (Stearn 1983).
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 08 October 2010
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 08 October 2010. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 15 June 2025
