Herposiphonia pygmaea Hollenberg 1944
Publication Details
Herposiphonia pygmaea Hollenberg 1944: 369, pl. 96: fig. 2
Published in: Smith, G.M. (1944). Marine algae of the Monterey Peninsula California. pp. [i]-ix, [1]-622, 98 pls. Stanford & London: Stanford University Press; Humphrey Milford Oxford University Press.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Herposiphonia is Herposiphonia tenella (C.Agardh) Ambronn.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), pygmy, dwarf (Stearn 1973).
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 04 October 2007
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 04 October 2007. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
