Sphacelaria reticulata Lyngbye 1818
Publication details
Sphacelaria reticulata Lyngbye 1818: 8 (expl. pl.), pl. MDC [1600]
Published in: Hornemann, J.V. (1818). [Flora danica] 9, fasc. 27. . Havniae [Copenhagen].
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Type species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Sphacelaria.
Status of name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type information
Type locality: Hofmansgave, Fyn, Denmark (Prud'homme van Reine 1982: 59). Type: Lyngbye, sine numero; February 1816; Washed up (as 'Ceramium reticulatum'). C (Prud'homme van Reine 1982: 59).
Infrageneric classification
Subgenus Sphacelaria
Origin of species name
Adjective (Latin), reticulate, netted, marked with a network (Stearn 1973).
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Sphacelaria cirrosa var. reticulata (Lyngbye) C.Agardh 1824
Disphacella reticulata (Lyngbye) Sauvageau 1903
General environment
This is a marine species.
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Key references
Nielsen, R. & Lundsteen, S. (2019). Danmarks havalger Bind 2 Brunalger (Phaeophyceae) og Grønalger (Chlorophyta). Scientia Danica. Series B, Biologica 8: [1]-476, col. figs and distributional maps.
Prud'homme van Reine, W.F. (1982). A taxonomic revision of the European Sphacelariaceae (Sphacelariales, Phaeophyceae). Leiden Botanical Series 6: [i-x], 1-293, 660 figs, XXI tables, 6 pls.
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