Colpomenia hasanainii Aisha & M.Shameel, nom. inval. 2012
Publication Details
Colpomenia hasanainii Aisha & M.Shameel, nom. inval. 2012: 124, fig. 2 a-d
Published in: Aisha, K. & Shameel, M. (2012). Taxonomy of the genus Colpomenia (Laminarophyceae, Phaeophycota) from the coast of Karachi. Pakistan Journal of Botany 49(2): 123-129, 4 figs.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Colpomenia is Colpomenia sinuosa (Mertens ex Roth) Derbès & Solier.
Status of Name
The taxonomic or nomenclatural status (or both) of this entity is in some way unresolved and requires further investigation.
Type Information
Type locality: Buleji, Karachi, Pakistan.; (Aisha & Shameel 2012: 125)
Eponomy
"Named in the memory of late Prof. Dr. Syed Zulfiqar Hasanain, the pioneering professor of Botany at University of Karachi."
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 19 November 2016 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 19 November 2016
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Nomenclatural note
Invalid: the "type" is illustrated as fig. 2 d but the place of desposition of a holotype is not given; Art. 40.7. "For the name of a new species or infraspecific taxon published on or after 1 January 1990 of which the type is a specimen or unpublished illustration, the single herbarium or collection or institution in which the type is conserved must be specified (see also Rec. 40A.3 and 40A.4)." - (19 November 2016) - M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 19 November 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 11 July 2025
