Elachista flaccida (Dillwyn) Fries 1835

Publication Details
Elachista flaccida (Dillwyn) Fries 1835: 317

Published in: Fries, E.M. (1835). Corpus florarum provincialium Sueciae. I. Floram scanicam. pp. [i]-xxiv, [1]-394. Upsaliae [Uppsala]: typis Palmblad, Serell & C.

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Elachista is Elachista scutellata Duby.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Basionym
Conferva flaccida Dillwyn

Type Information
Type locality: On Fucus fibrosus [Gongolaria baccata (S.G.Gmelin) Molinari & Guiry], Santon Sands, [North] Devon, Miss Hill.; (Dillwyn 1809: 53)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), flaccid, not able to hold up its own weight (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 07 April 1996 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 10 October 2024

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 10 October 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024

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