Hildenbrandia angolensis Welwitsch ex West & G.S.West 1897
Publication Details
Hildenbrandia angolensis Welwitsch ex West & G.S.West 1897: 3
Published in: West, W. & West, G.S. (1897). Welwitsch's African freshwater algae. Journal of Botany, British and Foreign 35: 1-7, 33-42, 77-89, 113-122, 172-183, 235-243, 264-272, 297-304, pls 365-369.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Hildenbrandia is Hildenbrandia prototypus Nardo.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Riverina angolensis (Welwitsch ex West & G.S.West) C.W.Vieira & G.W.Saunders.
Source of Synonymy
Vieira, C., Brooks, C.M., Akita, S., Kim, M.S. & Saunders, G.W. (2024). Of sea, rivers and symbiosis: Diversity, systematics, biogeography and evolution of the deeply diverging florideophycean order Hildenbrandiales (Rhodophyta). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 197(108106): 1–15, 5 figures.
Type Information
Type locality: "Golungo Alto, Ad silices in rivulis sylv. primit. de Quibanga" [Angola]; (Sherwood & Sheath, 2003: 411) Syntypes: Welwitsch (Collection no. 150); June 1857; rivers; BM; 000530645 (slide collection), BM001039189 (Sherwood & Sheath, 2003: 411) Notes: "BM000530645, BM001039189, FMJ Welwitsch no. 150 (I and II), vi.1857 (Syntypes)."
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 08 May 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 27 May 2024
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Distributional note
Africa: Angola; Asia: Philippines; North America: Belize, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Saint Vincent, the USA; Pacific Islands: Hawaii; South America: Brazil, Colombia (Necchi & Vis 2022) - (08 April 2022) - M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 27 May 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 May 2025
