Gymnophycus hapsiphorus Huisman & Kraft 1983
Publication Details
Gymnophycus hapsiphorus Huisman & Kraft 1983: 289, 290, figs 14-23
Published in: Huisman, J.M. & Kraft, G.T. (1983). Gymnophycus, a new genus of Ceramiaceae (Rhodophyta) from eastern Australia. Phycologia 22: 285-294.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Gymnophycus is Gymnophycus hypsispermis Huisman & Kraft.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: North Passage, Lord Howe Island, N.S.W. (31°31;S, 159°04'W); (Huisman & Kraft 1983: 2289) Holotype (cystocarpic): G.T. Kraft & R.W. Ricker; 4 December 1978; 5 m depth under coral overhang; MELU; K 9465 (Huisman & Kraft 1983: 290, fig. 14)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 06 October 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 01 February 2024
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Nomenclatural note
Introduced into the Canary Islands (Afonso Carrillo & Sansón 1999: 204). - (27 February 2017) - M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 01 February 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 08 April 2025
