Species Hyella infestans

Name: Hyella infestans Howe 1914

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: in.fes’tans. L. fem. part. adj. infestans, troubling, infesting

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … in-FES-tans, feminine

Valid publication: Howe MA. The marine algae of Peru. Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Club 1914; 15:1-185.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Myxohyella infestans (Howe 1914) Geitler 1932

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Myxohyella infestans (Howe 1914) Geitler 1932	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)

Notes:
- ❗ Hyella infestans is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Hyella.
- 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Hyella Bornet and Flahault 1888

Assigned by: Howe MA. The marine algae of Peru. Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Club 1914; 15:1-185.

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Record number: 45340

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