Nereidea costata (C.Agardh) Kuntze 1891
Publication Details
Nereidea costata (C.Agardh) Kuntze 1891: 907
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 Nereidea is Nereidea coccinea (Hudson) Stackhouse.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Plocamium cirrhosum (Turner) M.J.Wynne.
Basionym
Delesseria plocamium var. costata C.Agardh
Type Information
Type locality: Ad litus occidentale Novae Hollandias [Australia], unde specimina dedit Desfontaines.; (Agardh 1822: 181) Holotype: Desfontaines; LD, Herb. Agardh; 28056 (Womersley 1994: 381)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), ribbed, having one or more primary veins or ridges (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 11 September 2002 by Sandy Lawson.
Last updated: 22 July 2009
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 22 July 2009. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2024