Nitophyllum crispatum Hooker f. & Harvey 1845
Publication Details
Nitophyllum crispatum Hooker f. & Harvey 1845: 185, pl. 71: figs 1-5
Published in: Harvey, W.H. & Hooker, J.D. (1845). XXXVI. Algae L. In: The botany of the Antarctic voyage of H.M. discovery ships Erebus and Terror, in the years 1839-1843, under the command of Captain Sir James Clark Ross, Kt., R.N., F.R.S., etc. by Joseph Dalton Hooker, M.D., R.N., F.L.S., assistant surgeon of the "Erebus" and botanist to the expedition. Vol. 1. Flora antarctica. Part I. Botany of Lord Auckland's Group and Campbell's Island. (Hooker, J.D. Eds), pp. 175-193. London: L. Reeve.
Request PDFPublication date: 1 May 1845
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Nitophyllum is Nitophyllum punctatum (Stackhouse) Greville.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Haraldiophyllum crispatum (Hooker f. & Harvey) Showe M.Lin, Hommersand & W.A.Nelson.
Source of Synonymy
Lin, S.-M., Hommersand, M.H. & Nelson, W.A. (2007). An assessment of Haraldiophyllum (Delesseriaceae, Rhodophyta), including H. crispatum (J.D. Hooker et Harvey) comb. nov. from New Zealand based on rbcL and LSU sequence analysis and morphological evidence. European Journal of Phycology 42(4): 391-408.
Type Information
Lectotype locality: Campbell Island, New Zealand; (Lin et al. 2007: 396) Lectotype: Dredged in three fathoms water; BM; Barcode 000840170 (Lin et al. 2007: 396) Notes: Lectotype (cystocarpic): selected by Hommersand 1978 [corresponds to pl. 71, figs 1,3,4 in W.H. Harvey & J.D. Hooker 1845]. Isolectotype (tetrasporic): selected by M. Hommersand 1978 (BM, Barcode 000840172 [corresponds to pl. 71, figs 2,5 in W.H. Harvey & J.D. Hooker 1845].
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), crisped, curled, or closely (finely) waved.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 10 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 10 October 2021
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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 10 October 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 15 April 2025
