Halosaccion wrightii Harvey 1860

Botryocladia wrightii (Harvey) W.E.Schmidt, D.L.Ballantine & Fredericq

Current name: Botryocladia wrightii (Harvey) W.E.Schmidt, D.L.Ballantine & Fredericq
Ría de Arousa, Galicia, Spain, 2005 TS showing hollow thallus and gland cellsIgnacio Bárbara (barbara@udc.es)

Publication Details
Halosaccion wrightii Harvey 1860: 332

Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1860). Characters of new algae, chiefly from Japan and adjacent regions, collected by Charles Wright in the North Pacific Exploring Expedition under Captain James Rodgers. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 4: 327-335.

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Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Halosaccion is Halosaccion hydrophorum (Postels & Ruprecht) Kützing.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Botryocladia wrightii (Harvey) W.E.Schmidt, D.L.Ballantine & Fredericq.

Type Information
Type locality: "Hakodadi, Japan." [Hakodate, Hokkaido]; (Harvey 1860: 332) Lectotype: C. Wright; 'on rocks at low tide'; TCD; (Masuda & al. 1995: 196, fig. 19)

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 18 March 2001 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 16 October 2023

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 16 October 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2024

 
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