Delesseria violacea J.Agardh, nom. illeg. 1872
Publication details
Delesseria violacea J.Agardh 1872: 52, nom. illeg.
Published in: Agardh, J.G. (1872). Bidrag till Florideernes systematik. Lunds Universitets Års-Skrift, Afdelningen for Mathematik och Naturvetenskap 8(6): 1-60.
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Type species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Delesseria is Delesseria sanguinea (Hudson) J.V.Lamouroux.
Status of name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Cumathamnion serrulatum (Harvey) M.J.Wynne & G.W.Saunders
Origin of species name
Adjective (Latin), violet, refers to the blue-red colours nearer blue (Stearn 1973).
Synonym(s)
No synonyms are currently included in AlgaeBase.
Nomenclatural notes
Illegitimate: superfluous name for Delesseria serrulata Harvey. - (19 Jul 2010) - M.D. Guiry
General environment
This is a marine species.
Type information
Type locality: Ad Japonicum [Japan]
Detailed distribution with sources (Click to Load)
Source of current name
Wynne, M.J. & Saunders, G.W. (2012). Taxonomic assessment of North American species of the genera
Cumathamnion, Delesseria, Membranoptera and Pantoneura
(Delesseriaceae, Rhodophyta) using molecular data. Algae. An International Journal of Algal Research 27(3): 155-173.
Key references
Agardh, J.G. (1876). Species genera et ordines algarum, seu descriptiones succinctae specierum, generum et ordinum, quibus algarum regnum constituitur. Volumen tertium: de Florideis curae posteriores. Part 1. pp. [ii*-iii*], [i]-[viï], [1]-724. Lipsiae [Leipzig]: C.W.K. Gleerup.
Created: 18 October 1998 by M.D. Guiry
Verified by: 17 September 2012 by M.D. Guiry
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References
(Please note: only references with the binomials in the title are included. The information is from the Literature database.)
Mikami, H. (1972). On Delesseria violacea (Harvey) Kylin. Bulletin of the Japanese Society for Phycology 20: 54-58.
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2020.
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