Alsidium comosum Harvey 1863
Current name: Holotrichia comosa (Harvey) F.Schmitz
Publication Details
Alsidium comosum Harvey 1863: xviii, pl. CCLXX [270]
Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1863). Phycologia australica: or, a history of Australian seaweeds; comprising coloured figures and descriptions of the more characteristic marine algae of New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia, and Western Australia, and a synopsis of all known Australian algae. Vol. 5. pp. [i]-x, v-lxxiii (Synoptic catalogue), Plates CCXLI-CCC (with text). London: Lovell Reeve.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Alsidium is Alsidium corallinum C.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Holotrichia comosa (Harvey) F.Schmitz.
Source of Synonymy
Schmitz, F. & Falkenberg, P. (1897). Rhodomelaceae. In: Die natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien nebst ihren Gattungen und wichtigeren Arten insbesondere den Nutzpflanzen unter Mitwirkung zahlreicher hervorragender Fachgelehrten, Teil 1, Abteilung 2. (Engler, A. & Prantl, K. Eds), pp. 421-480. Leipzig: verlag von Wilhelm Engelmann.
Type Information
Type locality: "The Vasse" (near Busselton), Western Australia; (Womersley 2003: 261) Holotype: TCD, Herb. Harvey; (Womersley 2003: 261)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), furnished with tufts of leaves or hairs.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 05 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 17 May 2019
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 17 May 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 09 June 2025
