Nitophyllum deformatum Suhr 1841
Publication Details
Nitophyllum deformatum Suhr 1841: 282, pl. II: fig. 5
Published in: Suhr, J.N. von (1841). Beiträge zur Algenkunde. Verhandlungen der Kaiserlichen Leopoldinisch-Carolinischen Akademie der Naturforscher 18(Suppl. 1): 273-288, 3 pls.
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 Acrosorium deformatum (Suhr) Papenfuss.
Source of Synonymy
Papenfuss, G.F. (1943). Notes on South African marine algae. II. Journal of South African Botany 9: 79-92.
Type Information
Lectotype locality: Algoa Bay, Cape Province, South Africa; (Silva & al. 1996: 445) Notes: This type locality was first recorded by Papenfuss (1943a: 90).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 04 January 1999 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 05 January 2025
