Peyssonnelia major Kützing 1847
Publication Details
Peyssonnelia major Kützing 1847: 774, no fig. (as 'Peyssonelia')
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1849). Species algarum. pp. [i]-vi, [1]-922. Lipsiae [Leipzig]: F.A. Brockhaus.
Request PDFPublication date: 23-24 July 1849
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 Sonderopelta capensis (Montagne) Krayesky.
Source of Synonymy
Krayesky, D.M., Norris, J.N., Gabrielson, P.W., Gabriela, D. & Fredericq, S. (2009). A new order of red algae based on the Peyssonneliaceae, with an evaluation of the ordinal classification of the Florideophyceae (Rhodophyta). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 122(3): 364-391, 7 figures, 2 tables.
Type Information
Type locality: Ad "port Natal" Africae austr. legit Gueinzius" [Port Natal (Durban), South Africa]; (Kützing 1847: 774)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), great.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 15 March 2000 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 06 July 2021
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 06 July 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 November 2024
