Herponema zeylanicum (Børgesen) V.Krishnamurthy & Baluswami 2010
Publication Details
Herponema zeylanicum (Børgesen) V.Krishnamurthy & Baluswami 2010: 33 (as 'zeylanica')
Published in: Krishnamurthy, V. & Baluswami, M. (2010). Phaeophyceae of India and neighbourhood Volume I Ectocarpales, Sphacelariales, Dictyotales, Chordariales and Scytosiphonales. pp. [2], i-iv, 1-193, 308 figs, pls I-VI. Chennai: Krishnamurthy Institute of Algology.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Herponema is Herponema velutinum (Greville) J.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Ectocarpus zeylanicus Børgesen
Type Information
Type locality: Galle, Sri Lanka; (Børgesen 1936: 73) Type: Børgesen No. 6041, material in spirit only; "Creeping on Codium Geppei Schmidt"; (Børgesen 1936: 73)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latinised), living in Ceylon, now Sri Lanka; from "zeylan" the Dutch pronunciation of Ceylon.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 31 August 2012 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 21 October 2024
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Citing AlgaeBase
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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 21 October 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 May 2025
