Bryopsis furcellata Zanardini 1843
Publication Details
Bryopsis furcellata Zanardini 1843: 60
Published in: Zanardini, G. (1843). Saggio di classificazione naturale delle Ficee del Dottore Giovanni Zanardini aggiunti nuovi studii sopra l'androsace degli antichi con tavola miniata ed enumerazione di tutte le specie scoperte e raccolte dall'autore in Dalmazia. pp. [1]-64, 2 folded tables, 1 col. pl. Venezia [Venice]: Dallo Stabilimento tipographico enciclopedico di Girolamo Tasso.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Bryopsis is Bryopsis pennata J.V.Lamouroux.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Pseudochlorodesmis furcellata (Zanardini) Børgesen.
Source of Synonymy
Børgesen, F. (1925). Marine algae from the Canary Islands especially Teneriffe and Gran Canaria. I. Chlorophyceae. Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes Selskab, Biologiske Meddelelser 5(3): 1-123, 49 figs.
Type Information
Type locality: not specified, but probably the Adriatic; (Silva & al. 1996: 881)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), forked; having a small notch at apex (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 14 November 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 16 November 2017
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Nomenclatural note
Minimal description" "Non arriva che a poche linee di altezza. E tenuissima, regolarmente ramoso-dicotoma fastigiata. Cresce sovra i sassi in fondo al mare." [It does not come to a few lines of height. It's a tiny, regularly dichotomous fastigate. It grows over the rocks at the bottom of the sea.] - (16 November 2017) - M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 16 November 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 04 April 2025
