Vertebrata scopulorum (Harvey) Kuntze 1891
Publication Details
Vertebrata scopulorum (Harvey) Kuntze 1891: 929
Published in: Kuntze, O. (1891). Revisio generum plantarum. Pars II. pp. 375-1011. Leipzig, London, Milano, New York, Paris: Arthur Felix, Dulau & Co., U. Hoepli, Gust. A. Schechert, Charles Klincksierck.
Publication date: 5 Nov 1891
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Vertebrata is Vertebrata fastigiata S.F.Gray.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Polysiphonia scopulorum Harvey.
Basionym
Polysiphonia scopulorum Harvey
Type Information
Type locality: Rottnest Island, Western Australia; (Huisman, Kim & Kim 2017: 55) Holotype: W.H. Harvey; TCD; Travelling Set no. 187 (Huisman, Kim & Kim 2017: 55) Notes: Isotypes in TCD (Trav. Set 187). Type locality: Fremantle, Western Australia (Schneider & Lane, 2007: 137). Molecular vouchers: GenBank accession numbers MF139308, MF139309, MF139310 [from Fays Bay, Rottnest I., Western Australia].
Origin of Species Name
Noun (plural possessive) (Latin), of the (sharp) rocks, of cliffs, (Brown 1954).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 12 March 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 23 September 2004
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 September 2004. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2024