Nereidea cristata (C.Agardh) Ruprecht 1850
Current name:
Euthora cristata (C.Agardh) J.Agardh
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Publication Details
Nereidea cristata (C.Agardh) Ruprecht 1850: 63
Published in: Ruprecht, F.J. (1850). Algae ochotenses. Die ersten sicheren Nachrichten über die Tange des Ochotskischen Meeres. pp. 1-243, 10 pls. St. Petersburg: Buchdruckerei der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Nereidea is Nereidea coccinea (Hudson) Stackhouse.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Euthora cristata (C.Agardh) J.Agardh.
Basionym
Sphaerococcus cristatus C.Agardh
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), crested.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 02 August 2017
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 02 August 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 20 April 2024
