Phycopteris cuneata Kützing 1859
Publication Details
Phycopteris cuneata Kützing 1859: 27, pl. 67: fig. II
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1859). Tabulae phycologicae; oder, Abbildungen der Tange. Vol. IX [9] pp. i-vii, 1-42, 100 pls. Nordhausen: Gedruckt auf kosten des Verfassers (in commission bei W. Köhne).
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Phycopteris is Phycopteris interrupta (Lamouroux) Kützing.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Zonaria subarticulata (J.V.Lamouroux) Papenfuss.
Type Information
Type locality: "Cap. bonae spei" (Cape of Good Hope), South Africa; (Silva & al. 1996: 614)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), wedge-shaped (Brown 1946).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 30 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