Polymorpha crispa (Stackhouse) Stackhouse 1809

Chondrus crispus Stackhouse

Current name: Chondrus crispus Stackhouse
microscope, Spain, Galicia, A Coruña, Portiño, 2004; cortical and medullary filamentsIgnacio Bárbara (barbara@udc.es)

Publication Details
Polymorpha crispa (Stackhouse) Stackhouse 1809

Published in: Stackhouse, J. (1809). Tentamen marino-cryptogamicum, ordinem novum; in genera et species distributum, in Classe XXIVta Linnaei sistens. Mémoires de la Société Imperiale des Naturalistes de Moscou 2: [50]-97.

Request PDF

Type Species
This is the type species (lectotype) of the genus Polymorpha.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Chondrus crispus Stackhouse.

Basionym
Chondrus crispus Stackhouse

Type Information
Type locality: N. Atlantic Ocean; (Silva & al. 1996: 898) Holotype: LINN; 1274.68 (Dixon & Irvine 1977: 234)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), crisped, irregularly waved and twisted (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 11 December 2001 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 23 September 2004

Verification of Data
Users are responsible for verifying the accuracy of information before use, as noted on the website Content page.

Loading synonyms...
Loading notes...
Loading common names...
Loading distribution...
Loading references...
Loading bibliographical references...
Loading culture providers...

Linking to this page: https://www.algaebase.org/search/species/detail/?species_id=26582

Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 September 2004. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024

 
Currently in AlgaeBase: