Nitophyllum delicatum A.J.K.Millar 1990

Publication Details
Nitophyllum delicatum A.J.K.Millar 1990: 420, fig. 54A-F

Published in: Millar, A.J.K. (1990). Marine red algae of the Coffs Harbour region, northern New South Wales. Australian Systematic Botany 3: 293-593, 76 figs, 2 tables.

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Publication date: "28 September 1990"

Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Nitophyllum is Nitophyllum punctatum (Stackhouse) Greville.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Augophyllum delicatum (A.J.K.Millar) Showe M.Lin, S.Fredericq, & M.Hommersand.

Source of Synonymy
Lin, S.-M., Fredericq, S. & Hommersand, M.H. (2004). Augophyllum, a new genus of the Delesseriaceae (Rhodophyta) based on rbcL sequence analysis and cystocarp development. Journal of Phycology 40: 962-976, 7 figs, 1 table.

Type Information
Type locality: Muttonbird Island, Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia; (Millar 1990) Holotype: A.J.K. Millar; 8. ii 1980; MELU; AM202 (Lin, Fredericq & Hommersand 2004: 969) Notes: Silva (Index Nominum Algarum) cites the collection date as 8.vii.1980.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), delicate.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 13 September 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 12 March 2014

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 March 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 27 December 2024

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