Interesting Facts
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Common Names
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Common Names in English:
Hooked Weed
Taxonomy
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- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Plantae
()
- Haeckel, 1866
- Plants
- Subkingdom:
Biliphyta
()
- Cavalier-Smith, 1981
- Phylum:
Rhodophyta
()
- Wettstein, 1922
- Red Algae
- Subphylum:
Macrorhodophytina
()
- T. Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Class:
Florideophyceae
()
- Order:
Bonnemaisoniales
()
- Family:
Bonnemaisoniaceae
()
-
- Genus:
Asparagopsis
()
- Montagne, in P.B. Webb & Berthelot, 1841
- Specific epithet:
hamifera
- (Hariot) Okamura
- Botanical name: - Asparagopsis hamifera (Hariot) Okamura
- Specific epithet:
hamifera
- (Hariot) Okamura
- Genus:
Asparagopsis
(
- Family:
Bonnemaisoniaceae
(
- Order:
Bonnemaisoniales
(
- Class:
Florideophyceae
(
- Subphylum:
Macrorhodophytina
(
- Phylum:
Rhodophyta
(
- Subkingdom:
Biliphyta
(
- Kingdom:
Plantae
(
Similar Species
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Members of the genus Asparagopsis
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 5 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in this genus:
A. armata (Feamainn Mhuirgha) · A. densiflora (Sprenger's Asparagus Fern) · A. hamifera (Hooked Weed) · A. setacea (Cypress Asparagus Fern) · A. taxiformis (Supreme Limu)
More Info
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Further Reading
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- Allan Hancock Pacific expeditions. [Reports] Los Angeles, University of Southern California Press. url p. 400.
- Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences. Los Angeles, Calif.: The Academy, 1902-1971. url p. 58, p. 65.
- Icones of Japanese algae. Tokyo, Kazamashobo[1907-1942] url , , p. 131, p. 144, p. 145.
- Marine and estuarine environments, organisms, and geology of the Cape Cod region; an indexed bibliography, 1665-1965 [by] Anne E. Yentsch [and others. Woods Hole, Mass., Systematics Ecology Program, Marine Biological Laboratory[c1966] url p. 66.
- Occasional papers - San Diego Society of Natural History. 1945 San Diego, The Society. url p. 37, p. 81.
- Taxonomic literature: a selective guide to botanical publications and collections with dates, commentaries and types (TL2) Utrecht: Bohn, Scheltema & Holkema, 1976-1988. url p. 536, p. 77.
- The Canadian field-naturalist. 69 1955 Ottawa, Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club. url myers , p. 151.
- Torreya. Burlington, Vt., Torrey Botanical Club, 1901-1945. url p. 222.
Notes
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Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 16, 2012.
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2640642
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13304602
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 3947528
