Asperococcus castaneus W.J.Hooker 1833
Publication Details
Asperococcus castaneus W.J.Hooker 1833: 277
Published in: [Hooker, W.J.] (1833). Div. I. Inarticulatae. In: The English Flora of Sir James Edward Smith. Class XXIV. Cryptogamia. Vol. V. (or Vol. II of Dr. Hooker's British flora). Part I. Comprising the Mosses, Hepaticae, Lichens, Characeae and Algae. (Hooker, W.J. Eds), pp. 250-259. London: Longman, Brown, Green & Longmans Paternoster-Row.
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A type species for this genus does not appear to have been designated.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Scytosiphon lomentaria (Lyngbye) Link.
Source of Synonymy
Mackay, J.T. (1836). Flora hibernica comprising the flowering plants ferns Characeae Musci Hepaticae Lichenes and Algae of Ireland arranged according to the natural system with a synopsis of the genera according to the Linnaean system. pp. i-xxxiv, 1-354 (Part 1, includes Algae by W.H. Harvey); 275 (Part 2, by Thomas Taylor). Dublin & Edinburgh: Simpkin Marshall & Co. Fraser & Co.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 27 June 2000 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 17 October 2024
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 17 October 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
