Elachista fucicola (Velley) Areschoug 1842
Current name:
Elachista fucicola (Velley) Areschoug
on Fucus vesiculosus var. linearis Fountainstown, Co. Cork - 25 August 2010. Michael Guiry (mike.guiry@nuigalway.ie)
Publication Details
Elachista fucicola (Velley) Areschoug 1842: 235, pl. VIII [8]: figs 6, 7
Published in: Areschoug, J.E. (1842). Algarum (phycearum) minus rite cognitarum pugillus primus. Linnaea 16: 225-236.
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 fucicola Velley
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), dwelling, growing on Fucus (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 31 March 1996 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 10 October 2024
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
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 23 November 2024
