Osmundea splendens (Hollenberg) K.W.Nam 1993

Osmundea splendens (Hollenberg) K.W.Nam

Current name: Osmundea splendens (Hollenberg) K.W.Nam
Panama. Transverse section of compressed branch showing small surface cells and large medullary cellsDiane Littler (littlerd@si.edu)

Publication Details
Osmundea splendens (Hollenberg) K.W.Nam 1993: 393

Published in: Nam, K.W., Maggs, C.A. & Garbary, D.J. (1994). Resurrection of the genus Osmundea with an emendation of the generic delineation of Laurencia (Ceramiales, Rhodophyta). Phycologia 33(5): 384-395, 38 figs, 3 tables.

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Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Osmundea is Osmundea expansa Stackhouse.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Basionym
Laurencia splendens Hollenberg

Type Information
Type locality: USA: California: Moss Beach, Monterey Co.; (Index Nominum Algarum) Type: Hollenberg 3187; (Index Nominum Algarum)

Origin of Species Name
Participle B (Latin), splendid, shining, gleaming, brilliant (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 21 February 2000 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 04 June 2010

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 04 June 2010. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2024

 
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