Iridaea coriacea (Setchell & N.L.Gardner) Scagel 1957
Publication Details
Iridaea coriacea (Setchell & N.L.Gardner) Scagel 1957: 190
Published in: Scagel, R.F. (1957). An annotated list of the marine algae of British Columbia and northern Washington (including keys to genera). Bulletin National Museum of Canada 150: [i]-vi, 1-289.
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The type species (holotype) of the genus Iridaea is Iridaea cordata (Turner) Bory.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Mazzaella splendens (Setchell & N.L.Gardner) Fredericq.
Source of Synonymy
Hommersand, M.H., Guiry, M.D., Fredericq, S. & Leister, G.L. (1993). New perspectives in the taxonomy of the Gigartinaceae (Gigartinales, Rhodophyta). Proceedings of the International Seaweed Symposium 14: 105-120, 41 figs.
Basionym
Iridophycus coriaceus Setchell & N.L.Gardner
Type Information
Type locality: Cypress Point, near Pacific Grove, Monterey County, California, USA; (Setchell & Gardner 1937: 170) Type: N.L. Gardner; July 1917; UC; 296589 (female), 296600 & 276269 (male) (Hughey & Hommersand 2010: 127)
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 22 September 2015
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Paul Gabrielson in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 22 September 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 May 2025
