Desmarestia munda Setchell & N.L.Gardner 1924
Current name:
Desmarestia herbacea (Turner) J.V.Lamouroux
Seal Rock, Oregon; 23 August 2000. Collector: P. Dobson; GIH/HMSC 1302 - 23 August 2000. Gayle Hansen (gaylehansen@q.com)
Publication Details
Desmarestia munda Setchell & N.L.Gardner 1924: 7
Published in: Setchell, W.A. & Gardner, N.L. (1924). Phycological contributions, VII. University of California Publications in Botany 13: 1-13.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Desmarestia is Desmarestia aculeata (Linnaeus) J.V.Lamouroux.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Desmarestia herbacea (Turner) J.V.Lamouroux.
Type Information
Type locality: USA: (Puget Sound, Washington to San Pedro, California); (Index Nominum Algarum) Lectotype (fide Silva in A.R.O. Chapman): UC; 809472 (pBA LXXIa) (Index Nominum Algarum)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 12 April 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 31 July 2023
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 31 July 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 02 October 2023
