Hypnophycus cervicornis (J.Agardh) Kuntze 1891

Publication Details
Hypnophycus cervicornis (J.Agardh) Kuntze 1891: 900

Published in: Kuntze, O. (1891). Revisio generum plantarum. Pars II. pp. 375-1011. Leipzig, London, Milano, New York, Paris: Arthur Felix, Dulau & Co., U. Hoepli, Gust. A. Schechert, Charles Klincksierck.

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Publication date: 5 Nov 1891

Type Species
A type species for this genus does not appear to have been designated.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Hypnea cervicornis J.Agardh.

Basionym
Hypnea cervicornis J.Agardh

Type Information
Type locality: Bahia State, Brazil "in litore maris prope Bahian"; (Jesus et al. 2016: 784) (Dawson 1961: 235) Notes: Type: Syntypes of Chamisso, Martius, Benzon, Liebmann and Telfair are in the Agardh Herbarium, Lund, Sweden. Type Locality: Not specifically designated. Syntypes are cited by Agardh from Brazil, West indies, Atlantic Mexico, Mauritius. Lectotype ( in LD) is herb. Ag. 33878, Sphaerococcus spinellus var. laxior, "In litore maris prope Bahian, legit et misit Martius" (Haroun et Prud'homme van Reine (1993: 122).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 30 December 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 06 December 2016

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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 06 December 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 September 2022

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