Wrangelia nitella Harvey 1855
Current name: Drewiana nitella (Harvey) E.M.Gordon
Publication Details
Wrangelia nitella Harvey 1855: 546
Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1855). Some account of the marine botany of the colony of western Australia. Transactions of the Royal Irish Academy 22: 525-566.
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The type species (holotype) of the genus Wrangelia is Wrangelia penicillata (C.Agardh) C.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Drewiana nitella (Harvey) E.M.Gordon.
Type Information
Lectotype locality: Rottnest Island, Western Australia; (Womersley 1998: 78) Lectotype: Harvey; Herb. Harvey, TCD; Trav. Set 213 (Womersley 1998: 78)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 20 December 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 04 September 2011
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 04 September 2011. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 April 2024
