Lophosiphonia cristata Falkenberg 1901
Current name:
Lophosiphonia cristata Falkenberg
Calafuria, Livorno, Italy; lower littoral zone. In mixed algal turfs. Apex of prostrate axis, showing detail of endogenous branching - 18 August 1998. Fabio Rindi (f.rindi@univpm.it)
Publication Details
Lophosiphonia cristata Falkenberg 1901: 499, pl. 9: figs 7-10
Published in: Falkenberg, P. (1901). Die Rhodomelaceen des Golfes von Neapel und der angrenzenden Meeres-Abschnitte Heraus gegeben von der zoologischen Station zu Neapel. Fauna und Flora des Golfes von Neapel, Monographie 26. pp. i-xvi, 1-754, 10 figs, 24 pls. Berlin: Verlag von R. Friedländer & Sohns.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Lophosiphonia is Lophosiphonia obscura (C.Agardh) Falkenberg.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: Punta Posillipo, Naples, Italy;
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), crested.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 15 December 1997 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 28 March 2017
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 28 March 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 04 December 2024