Crucigenia rectangularis (Nägeli) Gay 1891
Current name:
Willea rectangularis (A.Braun) D.M.John, M.J.Wynne & P.M.Tsarenko
Bainbridge Island, Washington, USA; water garden, 1000x, DIC - 19 October 2008. Karl Bruun (skogenman@earthlink.net)
Publication Details
Crucigenia rectangularis (Nägeli) Gay 1891: 116, expl. pl. XV [15]: fig. 151
Published in: Gay, F. (1891). Recherches sur le développement et la classification de quelques algues vertes. Thèse á la Faculté de Sciences. pp. 1-116. Paris: P. Klincksieck.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Crucigenia is Crucigenia quadrata Morren.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Willea rectangularis (A.Braun) D.M.John, M.J.Wynne & P.M.Tsarenko.
Basionym
Staurogenia rectangularis A.Braun
Origin of Species Name
Adjective B (Latin), rectangular (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 15 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 19 March 2020
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 19 March 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 10 June 2023
