Mazzaella membranacea (J.Agardh) Fredericq 1993
Current name:
Mazzaella membranacea (J.Agardh) Fredericq
Playa Blanca in Coronel, central Chile; strongly associated to the green mussel Semimytilus algosus (Gould, 1828)Eduardo A. Palma Paredes (please contact michael.guiry@nuigalway.ie)
Publication Details
Mazzaella membranacea (J.Agardh) Fredericq 1993: 110
Published in: Hommersand, M.H., Guiry, M.D., Fredericq, S. & Leister, G.L. (1993). New perspectives in the taxonomy of the Gigartinaceae (Gigartinales, Rhodophyta). Proceedings of the International Seaweed Symposium 14: 105-120, 41 figs.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Mazzaella is Mazzaella californica (J.Agardh) G.De Toni.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Iridaea membranacea J.Agardh
Type Information
Type locality: Chile: Valparaiso
; (Index Nominum Algarum) Type: LD; (Hommersand, Guiry, Fredericq & Leister 1993: 110)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), membranous (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 10 February 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 14 May 2020
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Citing AlgaeBase
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 14 May 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 April 2024
