Cryptonemia wilsonis J.Agardh 1885

Publication Details
Cryptonemia wilsonis J.Agardh 1885: 25 (as 'Wilsoni')

Published in: Agardh, J.G. (1885). Till algernes systematik. Nya bidrag. (Fjerde afdelningen.). Lunds Universitets Årskrift, Afdelningen for Mathematik och Naturvetenskap 21(8): 1-117, 1 pl.

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Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Cryptonemia is Cryptonemia lactuca J.Agardh.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Type Information
Type locality: Port Phillip Heads, Victoria; (Womersley & Lewis 1994: 181) Lectotype: Wilson 75; 5 February 1883; Herb. Agardh, LD; 24812 (Womersley & Lewis 1994: 181)

Origin of Species Name
Noun (Latin), of Wilson; "Wilson" is treated as a third-decelension noun, the genitive case of which is "wilsonis".

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 29 June 2000 by Fabio Rindi.

Last updated: 03 January 2018

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Nomenclatural note
As Cryptonemia wilsonii J. Agardh in Womersley & Lewis (1994: 179). - (10 June 2009) - G.M. Guiry

Taxonomic note
Womersley & Lewis (1994: 181) note that this species lacks some of the characters often used to define the genus and further studies are warranted but, in the interim, the broader concept of Cryptonemia is accepted and C. wilsonii is retained in this genus and not in Blastophye. - (10 June 2009) - G.M. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 03 January 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 June 2025