Spyridia aculeata var. disticha Børgesen 1917
Publication Details
Spyridia aculeata var. disticha Børgesen 1917: 238, fig. 229
Published in: Børgesen, F. (1917). The marine algae of the Danish West Indies. Part 3. Rhodophyceae (3). Dansk Botanisk Arkiv 3: 145-240, figs 149-230.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Spyridia is Spyridia filamentosa (Wulfen) Harvey.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Spyridia hypnoides var. disticha (Børgesen) G.W.Lawson & D.M.John.
Type Information
Type locality: St. Croix: shore near estate Cassava Garden. St. Jan: off America Hill, 16 fms.; (Index Nominum Algarum)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), prickly, spine-like (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 27 January 2003 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 26 January 2021
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 26 January 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 April 2024