Delesseria flaccida J.V.Lamouroux 1813
Publication Details
Delesseria flaccida J.V.Lamouroux 1813: 125
Published in: Lamouroux, J.V.F. (1813). Essai sur les genres de la famille des Thalassiophytes non articulées. Annales du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle 20: 21-47, 115-139, 267-293, plates 7-13.
Request PDFPublication date: 1813
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Delesseria is Delesseria sanguinea (Hudson) J.V.Lamouroux.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Carpoblepharis flaccida (J.V.Lamouroux) Kützing.
Basionym
Fucus flaccidus Turner
Type Information
Type locality: Cape of Good Hope, South Africa; (Silva & al. 1996: 386)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), flaccid, not able to hold up its own weight (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 28 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 15 May 2023
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Nomenclatural note
Intended combination, actually a new name for Fucus flaccidus Turner (1808), nom. illeg. - (15 May 2023) - E.A. Molinari Novoa
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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 15 May 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 01 April 2025
