Phyllotylus siculus Kützing 1847
Current name:
Phyllophora sicula (Kützing) Guiry & L.M.Irvine
North of Spain, 2009 - 24 October 2011. Ignacio Bárbara (barbara@udc.es)
Publication Details
Phyllotylus siculus Kützing 1847: 5
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Phyllotylus is Phyllotylus membranifolius (Goodenough & Woodward) Kützing.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Phyllophora sicula (Kützing) Guiry & L.M.Irvine.
Source of Synonymy
Guiry, M.D. & Irvine, L.M. (1976). A first record of the red alga Phyllophora sicula (Kützing) comb. nov. (P. palmettoides J. Agardh) from Ireland. Irish Naturalists' Journal 18: 284.
Type Information
Type locality: Sicily, Italy; (Dixon & Irvine 1977: 225) Lectotype: L; 941.183.58 (Dixon & Irvine 1977: 225) Notes: See also Guiry & Irvine (1976: 284).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), of Sicily (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 05 November 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 17 May 2010
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 17 May 2010. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
