Heteractis Kützing, 1843, nom. illeg.
Lectotype species: Heteractis mesenterica Kützing
Publication details: Kützing, 1843: 236
Original publication: Kützing, F.T. (1843). Phycologia generalis oder Anatomie, Physiologie und Systemkunde der Tange. Mit 80 farbig gedruckten Tafeln, gezeichnet und gravirt vom Verfasser. pp. [part 1]: [i]-xxxii, [1]-142, [part 2:] 143-458, 1, err.], pls 1-80. Leipzig: F.A. Brockhaus.
Request PDFType designated in: Silva-Pineda, A. (1977). Goniolina geometrica (Chlorophyta-Dasycladaceae) de la formación San Ricardo (Jurásico Superior) del estado de Chiapas. Revista del Instituto de Geología. UNAM 1(1): 64-68, 2 figures.
The most recent alteration to this page was made on 2014-08-21 by M.D. Guiry.
Taxonomic status: The taxonomic or nomenclatural status (or both) of this entity is in some way unresolved and requires further investigation.
Nomenclatural note
Illegitimate: priority for Heteractis A.P. de Candolle, 1838 (Asteraceae); also a pre-starting-point name. - (21 August 2014) - M.D. Guiry
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