Species Microchaete tapahiensis

Name: Microchaete tapahiensis Setchell 1926

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ta.pa.hi.en’sis. N.L. fem. adj. tapahiensis, pertaining to Tapahi, Tahiti

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: mi-kro-K^HA͡E-te ta-pa-hi-EN-sis, feminine

Holotype: Herb. Univ. Calif., No. 261409

Valid publication: Setchell WA. Tahitian algae collected by W.A. Setchell, C.B. Setchell, and H.E. Parks. Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 1926; 12:63.

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

Taxonomic status: synonym

Notes:
- ❗ Microchaete tapahiensis 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 Microchaete.
- 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Microchaete Thuret ex Bornet and Flahault 1886

Assigned by: Setchell WA. Tahitian algae collected by W.A. Setchell, C.B. Setchell, and H.E. Parks. Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 1926; 12:63.

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Record number: 42509

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