Himanthalia gladiata (Labillardière) Kützing 1849
Current name:
Xiphophora gladiata (Labillardière) Montagne ex Kjellman
Xiphophora gladiata, Fortesque Bay, Tasmania - 03 November 2009. Michael Guiry (mike.guiry@nuigalway.ie)
Publication Details
Himanthalia gladiata (Labillardière) Kützing 1849: 587
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1849). Species algarum. pp. [i]-vi, [1]-922. Lipsiae [Leipzig]: F.A. Brockhaus.
Publication date: 23-24 July 1849
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Himanthalia is Himanthalia lorea (Linnaeus) Lyngbye.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Xiphophora gladiata (Labillardière) Montagne ex Kjellman.
Basionym
Fucus gladiatus Labillardière
Type Information
Type locality: "Habitat ad capitis Van-Diemen littora." [Tasmania]; (Labillardière 1807: 111) Holotype: FI; (Womersley 1987: 345)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), sword-llike.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 27 February 2018
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 27 February 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024