Iridophycus cordatus (Turner) Setchell & Gardner 1937
Publication Details
Iridophycus cordatus (Turner) Setchell & Gardner 1937: 170
Published in: Setchell, W.A. & Gardner, N.L. (1937). Iridophycus in the northern hemisphere. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science of the United States of America 23: 169-174.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Iridophycus is Iridaea capensis J.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Iridaea cordata (Turner) Bory.
Basionym
Fucus cordatus Turner
Type Information
Type locality: "Banks' Isles, on the North West coast of America" [Actually Isla de los Estados, Argentina]; (Hughey, Silva & Hommersand 2001: 1097) Type: Archibald Menzies; E; (Hommersand, Guiry, Fredericq & Leister 1993: 112) Notes: Although the location cited by Turner is in North America, Hughey et al. (2001: 1097) have provided incontrovertible evidence that the specimen was actually collected in South America, being identical to specimens collected from Isla de los Estados, Argentina. Menzies was ship's surgeon on Capt Colnett's Price of Wales on the northern shore of Isla de los Estados where the ship anchored from 26 January to 12 February, 1787. The specimen seems to have been subsequently mislabeled.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), heart-shaped.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 01 November 2001 by Olivia Fitzgerald.
Last updated: 07 March 2012
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 07 March 2012. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 April 2024
