Cystoseira compressa (Esper) Gerloff & Nizamuddin 1975

Current name: Cystoseira compressa (Esper) Gerloff & Nizamuddin
Calafuria, Livorno, Italy; forming large population at low water mark - 16 April 2007. Fabio Rindi (f.rindi@univpm.it)

Publication Details
Cystoseira compressa (Esper) Gerloff & Nizamuddin 1975: 342

Published in: Gerloff, J. & Nizamuddin, M. (1975). Bemerkungen zur Nomenklatur einiger Arten der Gattung Cystoseira C. Ag.. Nova Hedwigia 26: 341-348.

Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Cystoseira is Cystoseira concatenata (Linnaeus) C.Agardh.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Basionym
Fucus compressus Esper

Type Information
Type locality: "Adriatischen Meers"; (Esper 1799: 152) Type: Wulfen; (INA 1996) Notes: Adriatic.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), flattened, usually laterally (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 04 August 1996 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 09 July 2024

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Taxonomic note
John et al. (2004) cite Cystoseira abrotanifolia (Stackh.) C. Agardh and Cystoseira fimbriata (Desf.) Bory as synonyms of this species. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 09 July 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 06 April 2025