Millepora tortuosa Esper 1796

Publication Details
Millepora tortuosa Esper 1796: 118, pl. Millepora XXII [22]

Published in: Esper, E.J.C. (1796). Fortsetzungen der Pflanzenthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur mit Farben erleuchtet nebst Beschreibungen. Lieferung 5. pp. 117-148, 16 plates [numbered by genus]. Nürnberg.

Type Species
A type species for this genus does not appear to have been designated.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Tenarea tortuosa (Esper) Me.Lemoine.

Type Information
Type locality: Mediterranean Sea; Lectotype: no collectors given; no date; FR; un-numbered (Woelkerling, Chamberlain & Silva 1985: 322) Notes: Designated by Woelkerling et al. (1985: 322).

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), bent or twisted in different directions, involved, complicated (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 14 July 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 18 September 2017

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 18 September 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024

 
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