Phycophila stellaris (Areschoug) Kützing 1845
Publication Details
Phycophila stellaris (Areschoug) Kützing 1845: pl. 97
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1845). Phycologia germanica, d. i. Deutschlands Algen in bündigen Beschreibungen. Nebst einer Anleitung zum Untersuchen und Bestimmen dieser Gewächse für Anfänger. pp. [i]-x, [1]-340 ['240']. Nordhausen: zu finden bei Wilh. Köhne.
Request PDFType 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 Elachista stellaris J.E.Areschoug.
Source of Synonymy
Fletcher, R.L. (2024). Brown seaweeds (Phaeophyceae) of Britain and Ireland. pp. [i]-x, [1]–806. London: Pelagic Publishing & Natural History Museum.
Basionym
Elachista stellaris J.E.Areschoug
Type Information
Type locality: "In sinu Codano, ad littora Bahusiensia"; (Athanasiadis 1996: 153) Type: on Polysiphonia elongata; S;
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), stellate, with narrow divisions radiating from the center like the rays of a star (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 23 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 10 October 2024
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 10 October 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
