Blastophysa rhizopus Reinke 1889
Current name:
Blastophysa rhizopus Reinke
Hawaii; green dots on Liagora valida; scale 500 µm - 15 August 2011. J.M. Huisman
Publication Details
Blastophysa rhizopus Reinke 1889: 87, pl. 23
Published in: Reinke, J. (1889). Algenflora der westlichen Ostsee deutschen Antheils. Eine systematisch-pflanzengeographische Studie. Bericht der Kommission zur Wissenschaftlichen Untersuchung der deutschen Meere in Kiel 6: [i-] iii-xi, 1-101, 8 figs, map.
Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Blastophysa.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Lectotype locality: Kieler Förde, Germany; Lectotype: 1889, pl. 23 (epitype) Reinke; (Burrows 1991: 201) Notes: Original illustration in the absence of material.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 06 April 1996 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 08 March 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 08 March 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 27 November 2024