Hesperophycus californicus P.C.Silva 1990

Hesperophycus californicus P.C.Silva

Current name: Hesperophycus californicus P.C.Silva
California, USA; sperm showing proboscis and long posterior flagellum characteristic of Fucaceae (phase-contrast optics)Eric Henry (eric@reedmariculture.com)

Publication Details
Hesperophycus californicus P.C.Silva 1990: 5, fig. 3

Published in: Silva, P.C. (1990). Hesperophycus Setchell & Gardner, nom. cons. prop., a problematic name applied to a distinctive genus of Fucaceae (Phaeophyceae). Taxon 39: 1-8, 3 figs.

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Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Hesperophycus.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Pelvetiopsis californica (P.C.Silva) Neiva, Raimondi, G.A.Pearson & SerrĂ£o.

Type Information
USA: California: San Pedro, Los Angeles Co. (33.70449, -118.28997);

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 21 May 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 24 January 2017

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 24 January 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024

 
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