Bryopsis plumosa (Hudson) C.Agardh 1823
Current name:
Bryopsis plumosa (Hudson) C.Agardh
Narragansett, Rhode Island, U.S.A - 17 October 2008. Courtnay Janiak (theseaweedknot@hotmail.com)
Publication Details
Bryopsis plumosa (Hudson) C.Agardh 1823: 448
Published in: Agardh, C.A. (1823). Species algarum rite cognitae, cum synonymis, differentiis specificis et descriptionibus succinctis. Volumen primum pars posterior. pp. [vii-viii], [399]-531. Lundae [Lund]: ex officina Berlingiana.
Publication date: early 1823
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Bryopsis is Bryopsis pennata J.V.Lamouroux.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Ulva plumosa Hudson
Type Information
Type locality: prope Exmouth in Devonia [Exmouth, Devon, England]; (Hudson 1778: 571) Notes: According to Womersley (1984: 282) the type is lost.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), feathery (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 30 March 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 30 November 2024