Pycnophycus brassiciformis Kützing 1860
Current name:
Brassicophycus sisymbrioides (Kützing) Molinari & Guiry
Boulders, Simon's Town, Cape Peninsula, South Africa; top belt with Ecklonia maxima below - 22 September 2005. Michael Guiry (mike.guiry@nuigalway.ie)
Publication Details
Pycnophycus brassiciformis Kützing 1860: 9, pl. 23: fig. I a, b (as 'brassicaeformis')
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1860). Tabulae phycologicae; oder, Abbildungen der Tange. Vol. X pp. i-iv, 1-39, 100 pls. Nordhausen: Gedruckt auf kosten des Verfassers.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Pycnophycus is Pycnophycus tuberculatus Kützing.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Brassicophycus sisymbrioides (Kützing) Molinari & Guiry.
Source of Synonymy
Molinari-Novoa, E.A. & Guiry, M.D. (2021). Nomenclatural notes on algae. V. New names for various algal taxa, mostly at the species rank. Notulae Algarum 184: 1-17.
Type Information
Type locality: "Caput bonae spei: Wenck" [Cape of Good Hope, South Africa]; (Kützing 1860: 9)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 04 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 05 April 2021
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 05 April 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
