Wrangelia sceptrifera J.Agardh 1894
Publication Details
Wrangelia sceptrifera J.Agardh 1894: 75 (as ' Wrangelia? sceptrifera')
Published in: Agardh, J.G. (1894). Analecta algologica. Continuatio II. Lunds Universitets ÅrsSkrift, Andra Afdelningen, Kongl. Fysiografiska Sällskapets i Lund Handlingar 30(7): 1-99, 1 plate.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Wrangelia is Wrangelia penicillata (C.Agardh) C.Agardh.
Status of Name
The taxonomic or nomenclatural status (or both) of this entity is in some way unresolved and requires further investigation.
Type Information
Type locality: "in Oceano Indico ad oras Arabiae meridionales" [southern shores of Arabia]; (Agardh 1894: 75)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 23 January 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 20 October 2022
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Taxonomic note
Gordon (1972: 44): "The type material has been examined and is clearly not a species of Wrangelia...". - (20 October 2022) - M.D. Guiry
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 20 October 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 May 2025
