Wurdemannia miniata (Sprengel) Feldmann & Hamel 1934

Publication Details
Wurdemannia miniata (Sprengel) Feldmann & Hamel 1934: 544

Published in: Feldmann, J. & Hamel, G. (1934). Observations sur quelques Gélidiacées. Revue Générale de Botanique 46: 528-549, 11 figs.

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Wurdemannia is Wurdemannia setacea Harvey.

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

Basionym
Sphaerococcus miniatus Sprengel

Type Information
Type locality: Vicinity of Montpellier, French Mediterranean coast; (Lipkin & Silva 2002: 20) Type: Draparnaud; (Lipkin & Silva 2002: 20)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), saturn-red, flame-scarlet; literally, ‘painted with red lead’ (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 18 December 1997 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 28 March 2017

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 28 March 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 April 2024

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