Nereidea cristata (C.Agardh) Ruprecht 1850

Publication Details
Nereidea cristata (C.Agardh) Ruprecht 1850: 63

Published in: Ruprecht, F.J. (1850). Algae ochotenses. Die ersten sicheren Nachrichten über die Tange des Ochotskischen Meeres. pp. 1-243, 10 pls. St. Petersburg: Buchdruckerei der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften.

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Nereidea is Nereidea coccinea (Hudson) Stackhouse.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Euthora cristata (C.Agardh) J.Agardh.

Source of Synonymy
Agardh, J.G. (1847). Nya alger från Mexico. Öfversigt af Kongl. Vetenskaps-Adademiens Förhandlingar, Stockholm 4: 5-17.

Basionym
Sphaerococcus cristatus C.Agardh

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), crested.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 23 April 2025

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Nomenclatural note
Supposed basionym, Fucus cristatus Linneaus ex Turner, 1807-1808, is illegitiamte; next earlier valid and legitimate name, Sphaerococcus cristatus C.Agardh, 1817 (q.v.), is treated as the basionym. - (30 March 2016) - M.D. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 April 2025. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 13 June 2025

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