Phaeophila wittrockii (Wille) R.Nielsen 1972
Publication Details
Phaeophila wittrockii (Wille) R.Nielsen 1972: 264
Published in: Nielsen, R. (1972). A study of the shell-boring marine algae around the Danish Island Læsø. Botanisk Tidsskrift 67: 245-269, 5 figs, 3 plates.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Phaeophila is Phaeophila floridearum Hauck.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Ulvella wittrockii (Wille) R.Nielsen, C.J.O'Kelly & B.Wysor.
Source of Synonymy
Nielsen, R., Petersen, G., Seberg, O., Daugbjerg, N., O'Kelly, C.J. & Wysor, B. (2013). Revision of the genus Ulvella (Ulvellaceae, Ulvophyceae) based on morphology and tufA gene sequences of species in culture, with Acrochaete and Pringsheimiella placed in synonymy. Phycologia 52(1): 37-56.
Basionym
Entocladia wittrockii Wille
Type Information
Type locality: near Oslo, Norway; (Wille 1880: 1) Lectotype: Original illustration (Wille 1880: pl. I) "as the existence of any original material is doubtful (Per Sunding, personal communication (O))" (Brodie, Maggs & John 2007: 117) (epitype) (Brodie & al. 2007: 117) Notes: "Lectotype: Original illustration by Wille (1880, pl. 1) selected by Nielsen in Brodie et al. (2007)" (Nielsen et al. 2013: 53)?
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 04 October 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 13 March 2013
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 13 March 2013. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
