Callophyllis cristata (C.Agardh) Kützing 1849

Current name: Euthora cristata (C.Agardh) J.Agardh
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Publication Details
Callophyllis cristata (C.Agardh) Kützing 1849: 747

Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1849). Species algarum. pp. [i]-vi, [1]-922. Lipsiae [Leipzig]: F.A. Brockhaus.

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Publication date: 23-24 July 1849

Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Callophyllis is Callophyllis variegata (Bory) Kützing.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Euthora cristata (C.Agardh) J.Agardh.

Source of Synonymy
Agardh, J.G. (1847). Nya alger från Mexico. Öfversigt af Kongl. Vetenskaps-Adademiens Förhandlingar, Stockholm 4: 5-17.

Basionym
Sphaerococcus cristatus C.Agardh

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), crested.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 29 July 1996 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 02 August 2017

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Taxonomic note
At INA it appears Callophylis cristata (Linnaeus ex Turner) Kützing 1847, with Basionym Fucus cristatus Linnaeus ex Turner 1808 (nom. illeg. at AlgaeBase). - (30 March 2025) - Salvador Valenzuela Miranda

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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 02 August 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 08 April 2025