Asparagopsis sanfordiana Harvey 1855

Publication Details
Asparagopsis sanfordiana Harvey 1855: 544 (as 'Sanfordiana')

Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1855). Some account of the marine botany of the colony of western Australia. Transactions of the Royal Irish Academy 22: 525-566.

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Asparagopsis is Asparagopsis delilei Montagne.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Asparagopsis taxiformis (Delile) Trevisan.

Type Information
Syntype localities: Garden and Rottnest Islands, Western Australia; (Silva & al. 1996: 183)

Eponomy
"I name it in honour of W.A. Sanford, Esq., Colonial Secretary of Western Australia."

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 08 February 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 01 April 2022

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 01 April 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 09 December 2024

 
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