Sphacelaria arctica Harvey 1858

Publication Details
Sphacelaria arctica Harvey 1858: 124

Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1858). Nereis boreali-americana: or, contributions to a history of the marine Algae of North America. Part III. Chlorospermeae. Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge 10(2): 1-140, pls 37-50.

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Sphacelaria is Sphacelaria cirrosa (Roth) C.Agardh.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Battersia arctica (Harvey) Draisma, Prud'homme & H.Kawai.

Type Information
Type locality: Disko รถ, Greenland; (Athanasiadis 1996: 195) Holotype: Lyall (s.n.); vi.1852; in tide pools; BM; (Draisma, Prud'homme van Reine & Kawai 2010: 322) Notes: TCD.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), of or pertaining to the Arctic (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 05 August 1996 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 27 July 2017

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 27 July 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024

 
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