Bryopsis leprieurii Kützing 1849
Publication Details
Bryopsis leprieurii Kützing 1849: 490
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1849). Species algarum. pp. [i]-vi, [1]-922. Lipsiae [Leipzig]: F.A. Brockhaus.
Request PDFPublication date: 23-24 July 1849
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Bryopsis is Bryopsis pennata J.V.Lamouroux.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Bryopsis pennata var. leprieurii (Kützing) Collins & Hervey.
Source of Synonymy
Collins, F.S. & Hervey, A.B. (1917). The algae of Bermuda. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 53: 1-195, 6 pls.
Type Information
Type locality: Cayenne, French Guiana; (Silva & al. 1996: 807)
Eponomy
Named for M. Leprieur, a French naturalist who collected in French Guiana
Created: 15 November 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 06 January 2008
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 06 January 2008. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 11 December 2024
