Amoenothamnion lycopodioides Stegenga 1986
Publication Details
Amoenothamnion lycopodioides Stegenga 1986: 42, pl. 10
Published in: Stegenga, H. (1986). The Ceramiaceae (excl. Ceramium) (Rhodophyta) of the South West Cape Province, South Africa. Bibliotheca Phycologica 74: 1-149, 1 table, 51 plates.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Amoenothamnion is Amoenothamnion planktonicum E.M.Wollaston.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: Waenhuiskrans [Arniston], Western Cape, South Africa; (Stegenga 1986: 42) Holotype: H. Stegenga No. 593; BOL; (Stegenga 1986: 42)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), resembling the genus Lycopodium.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 21 January 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 06 February 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 06 February 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 05 January 2025
