Dicurella fragilis (C.Agardh) J.Agardh 1852
Current name:
Trematocarpus fragilis (C.Agardh) De Toni
South AfricaRobert Anderson (Robert.Anderson@uct.ac.za)
Publication Details
Dicurella fragilis (C.Agardh) J.Agardh 1852: (1851-1863): 630-631
Published in: Agardh, J.G. (1852). Species genera et ordines algarum, seu descriptiones succinctae specierum, generum et ordinum, quibus algarum regnum constituitur. Volumis secundi: Algas florideas complectens. Part 2, fasc. 2. pp. 577-700 [701-720, Addenda and Index]. Lundae [Lund]: C.W.K. Gleerup.
Type Species
This is the type species (lectotype) of the genus Dicurella.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Trematocarpus fragilis (C.Agardh) De Toni.
Source of Synonymy
Searles, R.B. (1969). Observations on the morphology of Trematocarpus dichotomus Kützing and the status of the genus Dicurella. Phycologia 8(1): 21-25.
Basionym
Sphaerococcus fragilis C.Agardh
Type Information
Type locality: Cape of Good Hope, South Africa; (Silva & al. 1996: 322)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), fragile (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 25 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 28 September 2012
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 28 September 2012. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024