Himanthalia elongata (Linnaeus) S.F.Gray 1821
Current name:
Himanthalia elongata (Linnaeus) S.F.Gray
Spiddal, Co. Galway, Ireland; buttons with incipient receptacles - 30 September 2007. Michael Guiry (mike.guiry@nuigalway.ie)
Publication Details
Himanthalia elongata (Linnaeus) S.F.Gray 1821: 389
Published in: Gray, S.F. (1821). A natural arrangement of British plants, according to their relations to each other, as pointed out by Jussieu, De Candolle, Brown, &c. including those cultivated for use; with an introduction to botany, in which the terms newly introduced are explained; illustrated by figures. pp. vol. 1: [i]-xxviii, [1]- 824, pls I-XXI plates. London: Printed for Baldwin, Cradock & Joy, Paternoster-Row.
Publication date: 1 Nov. 1821
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Himanthalia is Himanthalia lorea (Linnaeus) Lyngbye.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Fucus elongatus Linnaeus
Type Information
Type locality: Habitat inter Angliam & Hispaniam [Living between England and Spain]; (Linnaeus 1753: 1159)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), elongated (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 31 March 1996 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 17 February 2020
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 17 February 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 05 October 2024