Byssus purpurea Lamarck, nom. illeg. 1778
Publication Details
Byssus purpurea Lamarck, nom. illeg. 1778: 103
Published in: Lamarck, [J.P.A.M.] (1779 '1778'). Flore françoise, ou, Description succincte de toutes les plantes qui croissent naturellement en France :disposée selon une nouvelle méthode d'analyse, & à laquelle on a joint la citation de leurs vertus les moins équivoques en médecine, & de leur utilité dans les arts. Tome premier. pp. 1-4, i-cxix, [1]-223, [1]-132, i-xxix, pls I-VIII. Paris: De l'Imprimerie Royale.
Request PDFPublication date: post. 21.III.1779 [TL-2]
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Byssus is Byssus jolithus Linnaeus.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Porphyridium purpureum (Bory) K.M.Drew & R.Ross.
Type Information
Type locality: France; (INA 1996)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), purple (Stearn 1983).
Created: 05 March 2004 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 23 June 2021
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 June 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 November 2024
