Hemitrema fragilis (Harvey) E.Y.Dawson 1957
Current name:
Martensia fragilis Harvey
A0-di, Taipei County, Taiwan. 1998. 3.2. Photo by Huang Su-fang, National Taiwan Museum, from http://www.ntm.gov.tw/seaweeds.Sue Huang (sfhuang@ntm.gov.tw)
Publication Details
Hemitrema fragilis (Harvey) E.Y.Dawson 1957: 123
Published in: Dawson, E.Y. (1957). An annotated list of marine algae from Eniwetok Atoll, Marshall Islands. Pacific Science 11: 92-132, 132 figs.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Hemitrema is Hemitrema kraussii R.Brown ex Endlicher.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Martensia jejuensis Y.Lee.
Basionym
Martensia fragilis Harvey
Type Information
Type locality: Belligam (Weligama), Sri Lanka; (Silva & al. 1996: 460) Lectotype: Harvey; TCD; Algae of Ceylon no. 5 (Yoshida 1998: 982)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), fragile (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 29 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 08 December 2010
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 08 December 2010. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
