Fosliella minutula (Foslie) Ganesan 1964
Publication Details
Fosliella minutula (Foslie) Ganesan 1964: 42, figs 1-9
Published in: Ganesan, E.K. (1964). Notes on Indian red algae - III. Fosliella minutula (Foslie) comb. nov. Phykos 2: 38-44, 9 figs.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Fosliella is Fosliella farinosa (J.V.Lamouroux) M.Howe.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Pneophyllum confervicola (Kützing) Y.M.Chamberlain.
Source of Synonymy
Chamberlain, Y.M. (1983). Studies in the Corallinaceae with special reference to Fosliella and Pneophyllum in the British Isles. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Botany 11: 291–463, 89 figures.
Basionym
Melobesia minutula Foslie
Type Information
Type locality: "Galtene" [now Galtane], ved [= near] Kirkøen [now Kjerkøy], Hvaløerne [Hvaler], Oslofjord, Norway; (Foslie 1904: 8) Holotype: Foslie; 25.vii.1903; "paa [= on] Corallina officinalis"; TRH; A15-976 (Woelkerling & al. 2005: 134)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 05 January 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 07 March 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 07 March 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 30 November 2024
