Spyridia fusiformis Børgesen 1937
Current name: Spyridia fusiformis BørgesenABC Taxa (eric.coppejans@ugent.be)
Publication Details
Spyridia fusiformis Børgesen 1937: 338, figs 12-14
Published in: Børgesen, F. (1937). Contributions to a South Indian marine algal flora. II. Journal of the Indian Botanical Society 16: 311-357, 20 figs.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Spyridia is Spyridia filamentosa (Wulfen) Harvey.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: Krusadi Island, near Pamban, Tamil Nadu, India; (Silva & al. 1996: 428)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective B (Latin), fusiform; swollen at the middle and tapering to each end like a spindle; narrowly ellipsoid (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 23 January 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 24 August 2011
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 24 August 2011. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 May 2025
