Phycopteris interrupta (Lamouroux) Kützing 1849

Publication Details
Phycopteris interrupta (Lamouroux) Kützing 1849: 564 (in part)

Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1849). Species algarum. pp. [i]-vi, [1]-922. Lipsiae [Leipzig]: F.A. Brockhaus.

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Publication date: 23-24 July 1849

Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Phycopteris.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Zonaria subarticulata (J.V.Lamouroux) Papenfuss.

Basionym
Dictyota subarticulata J.V.Lamouroux

Type Information
Lectotype locality: "Ind. Or" (Madagascar); (Silva & al. 1996: 614) Lectotype: CN; C7F85 (De Clerck 2003: 186) Notes: Silva et al. (1996) recommend consulting Papenfuss (1952: 169) for more information on the lectotype locality of this species. De Clerck (2003) also recommends consulting Papenfuss (1952: 168-170) for typification and confusion with D. interrupta.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), interrupted, not continued (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 07 September 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 23 September 2004

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 September 2004. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024

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