Champia affinis (Hooker f. & Harvey) Harvey 1853

Publication Details
Champia affinis (Hooker f. & Harvey) Harvey 1853: 250

Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1853). Nereis boreali-americana; or, contributions towards a history of the marine algae of the atlantic and pacific coasts of North America. Part II. Rhodospermeae. Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge 5(5): [i-ii], [1]-258, pls XIII-XXXVI.

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Champia is Champia lumbricalis (Linnaeus) Desvaux.

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

Basionym
Chylocladia affinis Hooker f. & Harvey

Type Information
Type locality: "George Town, Gunn" [Georgetown, Tasmania]; (Hooker & Harvey 1847: 402) Lectotype (designated by Reedman & Womersley 1976: 84): R. Gunn; BM; (Reedman & Womersley 1976: 84) Notes: A cystocarpic plant in BM selected as lectotype. Syntypes in BM and TCD.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective B (Latin), neighbouring, allied to, akin to (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Habitat
Generally found in shallow water on reefs on rough-water coasts, rarely epiphytic on Posidonia or robust algae ( Reedman & Womersley 1976: 84). Usually occurs commonly on the surface or in pools on rough-water rock platforms at low tide level, occasionally in deeper water or in relatively calm-water situations (Womersley 1996: 127).

Created: 20 January 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 10 October 2021

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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 10 October 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024

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