Bifurcariopsis capensis (Areschoug) Papenfuss 1940
Current name:
Bifurcariopsis capensis (Areschoug) Papenfuss
Buffels Bay, Cape Peninsula Reserve, Western Cape, South Africa; on rocks at low water - 07 October 2005. Michael Guiry (mike.guiry@nuigalway.ie)
Publication Details
Bifurcariopsis capensis (Areschoug) Papenfuss 1940: 212, fig. 10
Published in: Papenfuss, G.F. (1940). Notes on South African marine algae. I. Botaniska Notiser 1940: 200-226, 16 figs.
Request PDFType Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Bifurcariopsis.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Fucodium capense J.E.Areschoug
Type Information
Type locality: Table Bay, Cape Province, South Africa; (Silva & al. 1996: 643)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective B (Latin), pertaining to the Cape, usually the Cape of Good Hope, South Africa.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 07 February 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 10 January 2020
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 10 January 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
