Tylocarpus plicatus (Hudson) Kützing 1843
Current name:
Ahnfeltia plicata (Hudson) E.M.Fries
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Publication Details
Tylocarpus plicatus (Hudson) Kützing 1843: 411
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1843). Phycologia generalis oder Anatomie, Physiologie und Systemkunde der Tange. Mit 80 farbig gedruckten Tafeln, gezeichnet und gravirt vom Verfasser. pp. [part 1]: [i]-xxxii, [1]-142, [part 2:] 143-458, 1, err.], pls 1-80. Leipzig: F.A. Brockhaus.
Publication date: 14-16 Sep 1843
Type Species
A type species for this genus does not appear to have been designated.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Ahnfeltia plicata (Hudson) E.M.Fries.
Basionym
Fucus plicatus Hudson
Type Information
Type locality: Habitat in littoribus marinis [Dwells on marine shores, England]; (Hudson 1762: 470) Lectotype: BM; (Dixon & Irvine 1977: 213) Notes: Lectotype: BM. An unlocalized, undated Hudson specimen accepted as of provisional lectotype status. England.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), folded into pleats or furrows, usually longitudinally (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 07 February 2012
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 07 February 2012. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 November 2024