Hydropuntia cornea (J.Agardh) M.J.Wynne 1989

Gracilaria cornea J.Agardh

Current name: Gracilaria cornea J.Agardh
TanzaniaKatrin Oesterlund (Katrin.Osterlund@uadm.uu.se)

Publication Details
Hydropuntia cornea (J.Agardh) M.J.Wynne 1989: 476

Published in: Wynne, M.J. (1989). The re-instatement of Hydropuntia Montagne (Gracilariaceae, Rhodophyta). Taxon 38: 476-479.

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Hydropuntia is Hydropuntia urvillei Montagne.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Gracilaria cornea J.Agardh.

Basionym
Gracilaria cornea J.Agardh

Type Information
Type locality: Pernambuco (?), Brazil; (Bird, Oliveira Filho & McLachlan 1986: 2049) Lectotype: Fig. 8 (male): LD; 29370 (left-hand side) ex herb. Areschoug (Bird, Oliveira Filho & McLachlan 1986: 2049) Notes: Syntypes: 29370, in LD (tetrasporangial); BM (tetrasporangial); FH. Type locality ? Brazil: Pernambuco [Recife] (Index Nominum Algarum).

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), horny, hard and close-textured but not brittle (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 21 June 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 17 September 2021

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 17 September 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024

 
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