Colpomenia sinuosa f. tuberculata (D.A.Saunders) Setchell & N.L.Gardner 1903
Current name:
Encephalophycus tuberculatus (D.A.Saunders) Santiañez
Point Loma, Cabrillo National Monument, Calfornia - 07 September 2018. National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior
Publication Details
Colpomenia sinuosa f. tuberculata (D.A.Saunders) Setchell & N.L.Gardner 1903: 242
Published in: Setchell, W.A. & Gardner, N.L. (1903). Algae of northwestern America. University of California Publications in Botany 1: 165-418, Plates 17-27.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Colpomenia is Colpomenia sinuosa (Mertens ex Roth) Derbès & Solier.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Encephalophycus tuberculatus (D.A.Saunders) Santiañez.
Basionym
Colpomenia tuberculata D.A.Saunders
Type Information
Type locality: "near San Pedro, California" [USA]; (Saunders 1901: 164)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), very sinuate (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 12 March 2009 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 07 September 2022
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 07 September 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 20 April 2024
