Herposiphonia caespitosa C.K.Tseng 1943

Publication Details
Herposiphonia caespitosa C.K.Tseng 1943: 58, pl. 1

Published in: Tseng, C.K. (1943). Marine algae of Hong Kong. V. The genus Herposiphonia. Papers of the Michigan Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters 29: 55-65.

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Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Herposiphonia is Herposiphonia tenella (C.Agardh) Ambronn.

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

Type Information
Type locality: Putoi Island, Hong Kong; (Koh & Kim 2018: 77) Type: Tseng; 22.iv.1940; herb. auctoris; Tseng 2752 (Index Nominum Algarum)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), growing in patches or tufts, caespitose (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 12 April 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 27 April 2018

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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 27 April 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024

 
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