Cryptopleura crispa Kylin 1924

Current name: Cryptopleura crispa Kylin
Cabrillo National Monument, California. - 07 September 2018. National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior

Publication Details
Cryptopleura crispa Kylin 1924: 90, fig. 77

Published in: Kylin, H. (1924). Studien über die Delesseriaceen. Lunds Universitets Årsskrift, Ny Följd, Andra Afdelningen. N.F. Avd. 2 20(6): 1-111, 80 figs.

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Cryptopleura is Cryptopleura lacerata (S.G.Gmelin) Kützing.

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

Type Information
Type locality: La Jolla, California; (Dawson 1962: 100) Type: H. Kylin; June 1922; Agardh Herbarium, Lund, Sweden; (Dawson 1962: 100)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), crisped, irregularly waved and twisted (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 13 April 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 12 March 2014

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Taxonomic note
Abbott & Hollenberg (1976) commented that this entity may not be distinct from Cryptopleura violacea. - (16 August 2006) - G.M. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 March 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 May 2025