Betaphycus speciosus

Betaphycus speciosus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gigartinales
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Divisio: Rhodophyta Subdivisio: Rhodophytina Classis: Florideophyceae Subclassis: Rhodymeniophycidae Ordo: Gigartinales

Familia: Solieriaceae
Genus: Betaphycus
Species: Betaphycus speciosus

Name

Betaphycus speciosus (Sonder) Doty ex P.C.Silva, 1996

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Gigartina speciosa Sonder, 1845
    • Type locality: Western Australia.
    • Lectotype: LD Herbarium Preiss #2565 (Doty 1988: 195).
• Homotypic
  • Eucheuma speciosum (Sonder) J.Agardh, 1852
  • Gigartina ornata Sonder ex Kützing, 1868
• Heterotypic
  • Gigartina speciosa var. denudata Sonder, 1845

References

• Silva, P.C., Basson, P.W. & Moe, R.L. 1996. Catalogue of the benthic marine algae of the Indian Ocean. University of California Publications in Botany 79: 1–1259. ISBN 978-0520-09810-7 Reference page. : 326
• Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2018. Betaphycus speciosus. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. Accessed 2018-02-16.

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