Hennedya crispa Harvey 1855
Current name: Hennedya crispa Harvey
Publication Details
Hennedya crispa Harvey 1855: 552
Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1855). Some account of the marine botany of the colony of western Australia. Transactions of the Royal Irish Academy 22: 525-566.
Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Hennedya.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Lectotype locality: Rottnest Island, Western Australia; (Kraft & Womersley 1994: 368) Lectotype: Herb. Harvey, TCD; Trav. set 168 (Kraft & Womersley 1994: 368) Notes: Garden or Rottnest Is, W. Australia (Kraft & Womersley 1994: 368).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), crisped, irregularly waved and twisted (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Habitat
A deep water alga (Kraft & Womersley 1994: 369).
Created: 16 January 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 15 February 2024
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 15 February 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 April 2024