Iridophycus linearis Setchell & N.L.Gardner 1937

Current name: Mazzaella linearis (Setchell & N.L.Gardner) Fredericq
Northern California - 09 March 2011. Wendell Wood (ww@oregonwild.org)

Publication Details
Iridophycus linearis Setchell & N.L.Gardner 1937: 171

Published in: Setchell, W.A. & Gardner, N.L. (1937). Iridophycus in the northern hemisphere. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science of the United States of America 23: 169-174.

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Iridophycus is Iridaea capensis J.Agardh.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Mazzaella linearis (Setchell & N.L.Gardner) Fredericq.

Source of Synonymy
Hommersand, M.H., Guiry, M.D., Fredericq, S. & Leister, G.L. (1993). New perspectives in the taxonomy of the Gigartinaceae (Gigartinales, Rhodophyta). Proceedings of the International Seaweed Symposium 14: 105-120, 41 figs.

Type Information
Type locality: Carmel, (California, USA); (Silva 1957: 171) Type: N.L. Gardner; May 1916; rocks in the lower littoral; UC; 507637, (female) 507582, (male) 266510 (Hughey & Hommersand 2010: 123)

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

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 04 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 05 May 2010

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Nomenclatural note
The ending is treated as masculine in accordance with the provision in the Vienna Code (Art. 62C): (c) Compounds ending in -ceras, -dendron, -nema, -stigma, -stoma, and other neuter words, are neuter. An exception is made for names ending in -anthos (or -anthus), -chilos (-chilus or -cheilos), and -phykos (-phycos or -phycus), which ought to be neuter, since that is the gender of the Greek words anthos, cheilos, and phykos, but are treated as masculine in accordance with botanical tradition. - (08 December 2009) - M.D. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 05 May 2010. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 09 June 2025