Epineuron spirale (J.V.Lamouroux) Harvey 1847
Current name:
Vidalia spiralis (J.V.Lamouroux) J.V.Lamouroux ex J.Agardh
Cape Peron, Western AustraliaJ.M. Huisman
Publication Details
Epineuron spirale (J.V.Lamouroux) Harvey 1847: 25-26, pl. 9
Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1847). Nereis australis, or algae of the southern ocean: being figures and descriptions of marine plants, collected on the shores of the Cape of Good Hope, the extra-tropical Australian colonies, Tasmania, New Zealand, and the Antarctic regions; deposited in the Herbarium of the Dublin University. [Part 1]. pp. i-viii, 1-64, pls I-XXV. London: Reeve Brothers.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Epineuron is Epineuron colensoi Hooker f. & Harvey.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Vidalia spiralis (J.V.Lamouroux) J.V.Lamouroux ex J.Agardh.
Basionym
Delesseria spiralis J.V.Lamouroux
Type Information
Type locality: Probably Western Australia; (Silva & al. 1996: 533) Notes: Type from “Nouv. Holl.”; not located in Herb. Lamouroux, CN (Womersley, 2003: 399).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), spiral (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 10 March 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 12 February 2009
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 February 2009. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2024