Iridaea linearis (Setchell & N.L.Gardner) Kylin 1941
Current name:
Mazzaella linearis (Setchell & N.L.Gardner) Fredericq
Northern California - 09 March 2011. Wendell Wood (ww@oregonwild.org)
Publication Details
Iridaea linearis (Setchell & N.L.Gardner) Kylin 1941: 23
Published in: Kylin, H. (1941). Californische Rhodophyceen. Acta Universitatis Lundensis 37(2): 1-51, 7 figs, 13 plates.
Publication date: "28 febr. 1941"
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Iridaea is Iridaea cordata (Turner) Bory.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Mazzaella linearis (Setchell & N.L.Gardner) Fredericq.
Basionym
Iridophycus linearis Setchell & N.L.Gardner
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 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 30 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 05 May 2010
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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 29 March 2024