Kappaphycus alvarezii (Doty) L.M.Liao 1996
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Current name:
Kappaphycus alvarezii (Doty) L.M.Liao
Nusa, BaliRobert Anderson (Robert.Anderson@uct.ac.za)
Publication Details
Kappaphycus alvarezii (Doty) L.M.Liao 1996: 158
Published in: Liao, L.M. (1996). Validation of names transferred to Kappaphycus Doty from Eucheuma J. Agardh (Rhodophyta: Solieriaceae). The Philippine Journal of Science 125(2): 158-160, no figs.
Publication date: "April-June 1996"
Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Kappaphycus.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Eucheuma alvarezii Doty
Type Information
Holotype locality: Creagh Reef, south of Semporna, Sabah, Malaysia; (Doty 1985: 38) Holotype: 13 October 1978; Growing attached to calcareous solid materials of detrital origin near the channel west of Karindingan Island on Creagh Reef; BISH; MSD 28727 (Doty 1985: 38) Notes: Within 0.5 km of this same site, paratype collections were made of similar specimens on 10 July 1979 and 25 October 1979 (distributed to BISH,US).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 19 January 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 01 July 2022
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 01 July 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 April 2024