Hormidium marinum Deason 1969
Publication Details
Hormidium marinum Deason 1969: 244, figs 5, 6, 17
Published in: Deason, T.R. (1969). Filamentous and colonial soil algae from Dauphin Island, Alabama. Transactions of the American Microscopical Society 88(2): 240-246, 17 figs.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Hormidium is Hormidium velutinum Kützing.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Deuterostichococcus marinus (Deason) Pröschold & Darienko.
Type Information
Type locality: "Planta ex exemplo soli 257 m a litore post thinia (colles arenosos) in sanctuario pro avibus in loco Dauphin Island Alabama dicto, m. Mai 1964 lecta"; (Deason 1969: 240, 244) Neotype: MU; 31022 (Silva, Mattox & Blackwell 1972: 643) Notes: Single gathering from Dauphin Island Alabama constitutes a holotype; however, Silva & al (1972: 643) indicated that no type material was extant; a neotype was designated by them, selected from a culture sent by T.R. Deason. Isoneotype at F.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), growing in the sea (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 24 July 2002 by Fabio Rindi.
Last updated: 19 May 2020
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 19 May 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2024
