Turbinaria triquetra (J.Agardh) Kützing 1849

Current name:
Turbinaria triquetra (J.Agardh) Kützing
Marsa Alam, Egypt - 23 August 2010. Annamaria Alabiso c/o Ester Cecere (ester.cecere@iamc.cnr.it)
Publication Details
Turbinaria triquetra (J.Agardh) Kützing 1849: 621
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1849). Species algarum. pp. [i]-vi, [1]-922. Lipsiae [Leipzig]: F.A. Brockhaus.
Publication date: 23-24 July 1849
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Turbinaria is Turbinaria turbinata (Linnaeus) Kuntze.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Turbinaria vulgaris var. triquetra J.Agardh
Type Information
Type locality: Red Sea; (Silva & al. 1996: 715) Type: Fontanier; PC; (Lipkin & Silva 2002: 52)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), having three acute angles.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 04 November 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 16 June 2010
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Habitat note
At 1.5 m depth, 3m depth; on rock flat, ca. 30 cm below low water; floating in a Sargassum raft (Lipkin & Silva 2002). - (16 June 2010) - G.M. Guiry
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Citing AlgaeBase
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 16 June 2010. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 08 February 2025