Nitophyllum divaricatum W.R.Taylor 1945
Publication Details
Nitophyllum divaricatum W.R.Taylor 1945: 283, 284, pl. 88: fig. 1
Published in: Taylor, W.R. (1945). Pacific marine algae of the Allan Hancock Expeditions to the Galapagos Islands. Allan Hancock Pacific Expeditions 12: i-iv, 1-528, 3 figs, 100 pls.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Nitophyllum is Nitophyllum punctatum (Stackhouse) Greville.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: Academy Bay, I. Santa Cruz, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador; (Taylor 1945: 283, 284) Type: W.R. Taylor no. 34-307; 20 January 1934; Hancock Foundation; (Taylor 1945: 283, 284) Notes: Type (tetrasporic) dredged off Academy Bay.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), divaricate, spreading at a wide angle (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 08 June 2004 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 12 March 2014
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 March 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 November 2024
