Aglaophyllum maculatum Sonder ex Kützing 1866

Publication Details
Aglaophyllum maculatum Sonder ex Kützing 1866: 13, pl. 34: figs. d, e

Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1866). Tabulae phycologicae; oder, Abbildungen der Tange. Vol. XVI pp. i-iii, 1-35, 100 pls. Nordhausen: Gedruckt auf kosten des Verfassers (in commission bei W. Köhne).

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

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Acrosorium maculatum (Sonder ex Kützing) Papenfuss.

Source of Synonymy
Papenfuss, G.F. (1940). Notes on South African marine algae. I. Botaniska Notiser 1940: 200-226, 16 figs.

Type Information
Type locality: Cape of Good Hope, South Africa; (Silva & al. 1996: 445)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), spotted, blotched (Stearn 1983).

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 27 November 2024

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