Asparagopsis hamifera (Hariot) Okamura 1921

Publication Details
Asparagopsis hamifera (Hariot) Okamura 1921: pls CLXXXIII, CLXXXIV [183, 184]

Published in: Okamura, K. (1921). Icones of Japanese algae. Vol. IV pp. 63-149, Plates CLXLVI-CLXXXV. Tokyo: published by the author.

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Asparagopsis is Asparagopsis delilei Montagne.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Bonnemaisonia hamifera Hariot.

Source of Synonymy
Hariot, P. (1891). Liste des algues marines rapportés de Yokoska (Japon) par M. le Dr Savatier. Mémoires de la Société nationale des sciences naturelles de Cherbourg 27: 211-230.

Basionym
Bonnemaisonia hamifera Hariot

Type Information
Type locality: Yokosuka, Japan; Holotype: PC; (Dawson 1953: 55) Notes: Dawson (1953: 55) notes that the holotype is from a collection by Dr. Savatier, probably in the Herbarium of the Museum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), hooked (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 28 September 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 01 April 2022

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 01 April 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 July 2025

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