Chylocladia capensis Harvey 1849
Current name:
Chylocladia capensis Harvey
Platboom, Cape Peninsula, South Africa; lower intertidal mussels - 20 September 2005. Michael Guiry (mike.guiry@nuigalway.ie)
Publication Details
Chylocladia capensis Harvey 1849: 79, pl. 29 (top group of figures)
Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1849). Nereis australis, or algae of the southern ocean: being figures and descriptions of marine plants, collected on the shores of the Cape of Good Hope, the extra-tropical Australian colonies, Tasmania, New Zealand, and the Antarctic regions; deposited in the Herbarium of the Dublin University. [Part 2]. pp. 65-124 [ends abruptly], pls XXVI-L. London: Reeve Brothers.
Request PDFPublication date: "before November 1849"
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Chylocladia is Chylocladia kaliformis (Goodenough & Woodward) Hooker.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: Table Bay, Cape Province, South Africa; (Silva & al. 1996: 349)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective B (Latin), pertaining to the Cape, usually the Cape of Good Hope, South Africa.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 20 January 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 25 August 2008
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 25 August 2008. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 April 2024
