Pylaiella fulvescens Bornet 1889

Publication Details
Pylaiella fulvescens Bornet 1889: 8, pl. 1

Published in: Bornet, É. (1889). Note sur l'Ectocarpus (Pylaiella) fulvescens Thuret. Revue Générale de Botanique 1: 5-10, 1 plate.

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Pylaiella is Pylaiella littoralis (Linnaeus) Kjellman.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Bachelotia antillarum (Grunow) Gerloff.

Source of Synonymy
Womersley, H.B.S. (1967). A critical survey of the marine algae of southern Australia. II. Phaeophyta. Australian Journal of Botany 15: 189-270, 6 figs.

Type Information
Syntype localities: Morocco; Biarritz, France; (Silva & al. 1996: 572)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), becoming tawny, somewhat tawny [yellowish-brown] (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 14 March 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 12 May 2015

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 May 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024

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