Symphoricoccus stellaris (Areschoug) Kuckuck 1929
Publication Details
Symphoricoccus stellaris (Areschoug) Kuckuck 1929: 34, figs 26-31
Published in: Kuckuck, P. (1929). Fragmente einer Monographie der Phaeosporeen. Helgoländer Wissenschaftliche Meeresuntersuchungen 17(4): 1-93, 155 figs.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Symphoricoccus is Symphoricoccus radians Reinke.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Elachista stellaris J.E.Areschoug.
Source of Synonymy
Fletcher, R.L. (2024). Brown seaweeds (Phaeophyceae) of Britain and Ireland. pp. [i]-x, [1]–806. London: Pelagic Publishing & Natural History Museum.
Basionym
Elachista stellaris J.E.Areschoug
Type Information
Type locality: "In sinu Codano, ad littora Bahusiensia"; (Athanasiadis 1996: 153) Type: on Polysiphonia elongata; S;
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), stellate, with narrow divisions radiating from the center like the rays of a star (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 23 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 10 October 2024
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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 16 November 2024
