Pollexfenia pedicellata Harvey 1844
Current name:
Pollexfenia pedicellata Harvey
Harvey, W.H. (1847). Nereis australis, or algae of the southern ocean: being figures and descriptions of marine plants, collected on the shores of the Cape of Good Hope, the extra-tropical Australian colonies, Tasmania, New Zealand, and the Antarctic r
Publication Details
Pollexfenia pedicellata Harvey 1844: 431
Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1844). Algae of Tasmania. London Journal of Botany 3: 428-454.
Request PDFType Species
This is the type species (lectotype) of the genus Pollexfenia.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: "George Town, V. D. L., R. Gunn, Esq.. 1272 and 1274" [Georgetown, Tasmania; (Silva & al. 1996: 502) Lectotype (designated by Womersley 2003: 353): R.C.Gunn No. 1272; TCD; Herb. Harvey (Womersley 2003: 353)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), provided with a pedicel, pedicelled (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Habitat
Rough-water and moderate coasts; calm conditions Womersley, 2003: 355).
Created: 05 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 01 March 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 01 March 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 April 2024
