Phyllitis filiformis Batters 1888
Publication Details
Phyllitis filiformis Batters 1888: 421, pl. XVIII [18]: figs 1-6
Published in: Batters, E.A.L. (1888). A description of three new marine algae. Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Botany 24: 450-453, pl. XVIII [18].
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Phyllitis is Phyllitis fascia (O.F.Müller) Kützing.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Planosiphon filiformis (Batters) Santiañez & Kogame.
Source of Synonymy
Santiañez, W.J.E. & Kogame, K. (2017). Transfer of Petalonia filiformis (Batters) Kuntze to the genus Planosiphon McDevit & G.W.Saunders (Scytosiphonaceae, Phaeophyceae). Notulae Algarum 40: 1-3, 1 fig.
Type Information
Type locality: "Berwick-on-Tweed" [Berwick-upon-Tweed], Northumberland, England.; (Batters 1888: 421) Lectotype:
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), thread-like (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 29 October 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 31 October 2017
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 31 October 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 04 December 2024