Bifurcariopsis capensis (Areschoug) Papenfuss 1940

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.

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Type 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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Unspecified note
Choo et al. (2006: 513) cite the authority as Papenfuss. - (25 October 2006) - G.M. Guiry

Taxonomic note
According to Silva et al. (1996: 643) the names Pycnophycus tuberculatus was misapplied to this species by Hohenacker (1859 [1852-1862]: no. 320) and the name Bifurcaria tuberculata was misapplied to this species by Barton (1893: 82). - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry

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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 29 March 2025

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