Spyridia setacea Kützing 1842
Publication Details
Spyridia setacea Kützing 1842: 744
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1842 '1841'). Ueber Ceramium Ag.. Linnaea 15(6): 727-746.
Request PDFPublication date: February-March 1842
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Spyridia is Spyridia filamentosa (Wulfen) Harvey.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Spyridia filamentosa (Wulfen) Harvey.
Source of Synonymy
Cormaci, M., Furnari, G., Alongi, G. & Serio, D. coautrice per le Ceramieae (2023). Flora marina bentonica del Mediterraneo: Rhodophyta - Rhodymeniophycidae III: Ceramiales I (RHODOMELACEAE escluse). Bollettino Accademia Gioenia di Scienze Naturali in Catania 56(386): 81-621, 109 pls.
Type Information
Italy: Venice;
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), bristle-like, setaceous (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 13 September 2016 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.
Last updated: 23 November 2023
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Nomenclatural note
"Described from Venice (Italy) by Kützing (1842: 744). Then, it was illustrated by Kützing himself in his Tabulae Phycologicae (1862: 14, pl. 44/c-d)." (Cormaci & al. 2023: 358). - (23 November 2023) - M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 November 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 13 June 2025
