Cystophora flaccida J.Agardh 1848
Publication Details
Cystophora flaccida J.Agardh 1848: 247
Published in: Agardh, J.G. (1848). Species genera et ordines algarum, seu descriptiones succinctae specierum, generum et ordinum, quibus algarum regnum constituitur. Volumen Primum. Algas fucoideas complectens. pp. [i-vi], [i]-viii, [1]-363. Lundae [Lund]: C.W.K. Gleerup.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Cystophora is Cystophora retroflexa (Labillardière) J.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Fucus flaccidus Labillardière
Type Information
Type locality: "Habitat ad capitis Van-DIemen littora." [Cape Maria van Diemen, Tasmania]; (Labillardière 1807: 112) Type: FI?;
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), flaccid, not able to hold up its own weight (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 31 October 2008 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 03 September 2012
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 03 September 2012. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 05 January 2025
