Hypnophycus spicifera (Suhr) Kützing 1843
Current name:
Hypnea spicifera (Suhr) Harvey
Platboom, Cape Peninsula, South Africa; lower intertidal - 21 September 2005. Michael Guiry (mike.guiry@nuigalway.ie)
Publication Details
Hypnophycus spicifera (Suhr) Kützing 1843: 405
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1843). Phycologia generalis oder Anatomie, Physiologie und Systemkunde der Tange. Mit 80 farbig gedruckten Tafeln, gezeichnet und gravirt vom Verfasser. pp. [part 1]: [i]-xxxii, [1]-142, [part 2:] 143-458, 1, err.], pls 1-80. Leipzig: F.A. Brockhaus.
Request PDFPublication date: 14-16 Sep 1843
Type Species
A type species for this genus does not appear to have been designated.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Hypnea spicifera (Suhr) Harvey.
Basionym
Gracilaria spicifera Suhr
Type Information
Type locality: "Algoa-Bai" [Algoa Bay, Cape Province, South Africa]; (Suhr 1834: 731)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 30 December 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 23 September 2004
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 September 2004. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
