Homoeostrichus flabellatus Okamura 1931
Current name:
Zonaria flabellata (Okamura) Papenfuss
Palau Islands, West Pacific, 7 m deepPalau International Coral Reef Center
Publication Details
Homoeostrichus flabellatus Okamura 1931: 57, pl. CCLXXXIX [279]: figs 11-13
Published in: Okamura, K. (1931). Icones of Japanese algae. Vol. VI pp. 39-62 (English), 39-60 (Japanese), Plates CCLXXI-CCLXXX. Tokyo: published by the author.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Homoeostrichus is Homoeostrichus multifidus J.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Zonaria flabellata (Okamura) Papenfuss.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), flabellate, fan-shaped (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 15 March 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 30 March 2022
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 30 March 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 April 2024
