Wrangelia velutina (Sonder) Harvey 1855

Publication Details
Wrangelia velutina (Sonder) 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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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Wrangelia is Wrangelia penicillata (C.Agardh) C.Agardh.

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

Basionym
Dasya velutina Sonder

Type Information
Type locality: "ad oras occidentales Novae Hollandiae" [Western Australia]; (Sonder 1845: 49) Holotype: Preiss 2578; MEL; 15237 (Gordon 1972: 27)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), velvety, densely covered with short soft erect hairs (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 23 January 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 20 October 2022

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G.M. 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 29 March 2024

 
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