Sphacelaria corymbosa Dickie 1876

Publication Details
Sphacelaria corymbosa Dickie 1876: 199

Published in: Dickie, G. (1876). Notes on algae found at Kerguelen Land by the Rev. A.E. Eaton. Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Botany 15: 198-204.

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Publication date: 11 July 1876

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Sphacelaria is Sphacelaria cirrosa (Roth) C.Agardh.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Halopteris corymbosa (Dickie) Draisma, Prud'homme & H.Kawai.

Source of Synonymy
Draisma, S.G.A., Prud'homme van Reine, W.F. & Kawai, H. (2010). A revised classification of the Sphacelariales (Phaeophyceae) inferred from a psbC and rbcL based phylogeny. European Journal of Phycology 45(3): 308-326.

Type Information
Type locality: Îles Kerguelen; (Ricker 1987) Type: BM-K; no H 306/67 92 KEW (Ricker 1987) Notes: Collector: Rev. A.E. Eaton (s.n.); Swains Bay, Kerguelen, 30.i.1875; holotype: BM (Draisma et al. 2010: 323).

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

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 10 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 04 August 2014

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Nomenclatural note
2 entries in INA: one cites p. 50; one cites p. 199. - (04 November 2010) - G.M. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 04 August 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 June 2025

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