Hypnea variabilis Okamura 1909

Publication Details
Hypnea variabilis Okamura 1909: 21, pl. LVI: figs 1-18

Published in: Okamura, K. (1909). Icones of Japanese Algae. Vol. II pp. 21-40, Plates LVI-LX. Tokyo: published by the author.

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Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Hypnea is Hypnea musciformis (Wulfen) J.V.Lamouroux.

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

Type Information
Type locality: Japan; (Dawson 1961: 241) Type: Okamura, 1909: pl. 56, fig. 1 (epitype) (Yoshida 1998: 745) Notes: In Dawson 1961, Type: Syntypes are in Okamura Herbarium, Hokkaido University, Saporo, Japan. Type Locality: Not specifically designated. Syntypes are from provinces of Kli, Mikawa, Sagami, Bosyu, Kadzuma and Iwaki, Japan. Yamagishi & Masuda (1997: 151) give the following data: Type locality: Pacific coast of central Japan from Yotsukura, Fukushima Prefecture, to Owase, Mie Prefecture; Holotype specimen: Not in SAP; one of Okamura's illustrations (1909, pl. 56, fig. 1) is designated as the lectotype

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), variable (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 25 March 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 19 May 2009

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 19 May 2009. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 20 April 2024

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