Haloplegma mexicanum W.R.Taylor 1945

Publication Details
Haloplegma mexicanum W.R.Taylor 1945: 262, 263, pl. 87, fig. 1

Published in: Taylor, W.R. (1945). Pacific marine algae of the Allan Hancock Expeditions to the Galapagos Islands. Allan Hancock Pacific Expeditions 12: i-iv, 1-528, 3 figs, 100 pls.

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Haloplegma is Haloplegma duperreyi Montagne.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Type Information
Type locality: Hancock Station 970, Isla María Magdalena, Islas Tres Marías, Mexico; (Dawson 1962: 43) Type: 9 May 1939; dredged from a bottom of coralline and other algae; Herb. A. Hancock Foundation; Taylor 39-644 (Dawson 1962: 43) Notes: Type (tetrasporic) collected by W.R. Taylor (Taylor, 1945).

Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), Pertaining to Mexico (Stearn 1992).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 16 January 2002 by G.M. Guiry.

Last updated: 23 September 2004

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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

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