Sphacelaria implicata Sauvageau 1901
Publication Details
Sphacelaria implicata Sauvageau 1901: 228, 230, fig. 27
Published in: Sauvageau, C. (1901). Remarques sur les Sphacélariacées. Journal de Botanique [Morot] 15: 237-255.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Sphacelaria is Sphacelaria cirrosa (Roth) C.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Herpodiscus implicatus (Sauvageau) Draisma, Prud'homme & H.Kawai.
Type Information
Lectotype locality: Banks Peninsula, New Zealand; (Womersley 1987: 152) Lectotype: Raoul; PC; (Womersley 1987: 152) Notes: F. von Mueller (s.n.), Australia on Cystophora scalaris; Raoul (s.n.) New Zealand, on Cystophora (Blossevillea) retorta 1843 (PC: syntypes) (Draisma et al. 2010).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), entangled, entwined, interwoven, interlaced (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 05 February 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 03 November 2010
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 03 November 2010. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 April 2024
