Peyssonnelia simulans Weber Bosse 1916

Publication Details
Peyssonnelia simulans Weber Bosse 1916: 142-144, figs 138, 140, 148

Published in: Børgesen, F. (1916). The marine algae of the Danish West Indies. Part 3. Rhodophyceae (2). Dansk Botanisk Arkiv 3: 81-144, Figs 87-148.

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Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Peyssonnelia is Peyssonnelia squamaria (S.G.Gmelin) Decaisne ex J.Agardh.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Agissea simulans (Weber Bosse) Pestana, Lyra, Cassano & J.M.C.Nunes.

Source of Synonymy
Pestana, E.M.S., Nunes, J.M.C., Cassano, V. & Lyra, G.M. (2021). Taxonomic revision of the Peyssonneliales (Rhodophyta): circumscribing the authentic Peyssonnelia clade and proposing four new genera and seven new species. Journal of Phycology 57(6): 1749-1767.

Type Information
Syntype localities: various in Virgin Islands; (Silva & al. 1996: 214)

Origin of Species Name
Participle B (Latin), imitating, resembling (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 31 December 1997 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 10 December 2021

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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 10 December 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 November 2024

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