Fauchea xishaensis B.-M.Xia & Y.-Q.Zhang 2000
Publication Details
Fauchea xishaensis B.-M.Xia & Y.-Q.Zhang 2000: 38, fig. 3: 1-7; fig. 6: 3
Published in: Xia, B.-M. & Wang, Y.-Q. (2000). Studies on some new red algae from China (II). Acta Phytotaxonomica Sinica 38: 86-95.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Fauchea is Fauchea repens (C.Agardh) Montagne & Bory.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Gloiocladia xishaensis (B.M.Xia & Y.Q.Wang) N.Sánchez & Rodríguez-Prieto.
Source of Synonymy
Rodríguez-Prieto, C., Freshwater, D. W. & Sánchez, N. (2007). Vegetative and reproductive morphology of Gloiocladia repens (C. Agardh) Sánchez et Rodríguez-Prieto comb. nov. (Rhodymeniales, Rhodophyta), with a taxonomic re-assessment of the genera Fauchea and Gloiocladia. European Journal of Phycology 42(2): 145-162, 38 Figs, 3 Tables.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 31 August 2001 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 26 November 2007
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 26 November 2007. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 April 2025