Compsonema gracile Kuckuck 1899
Publication Details
Compsonema gracile Kuckuck 1899: 58, pl. VI [6]: figs. 6-9
Published in: Kuckuck, P. (1899). Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Meeresalgen. 5-9. Helgoländer Wissenschaftliche Meeresuntersuchungen 3: 11-81, 4 + 21 + 15 figs, Plates II(8)-VIII(14).
Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Compsonema.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Compsonema minutum (C.Agardh) Kuckuck.
Source of Synonymy
Fletcher, R.L. (2024). Brown seaweeds (Phaeophyceae) of Britain and Ireland. pp. [i]-x, [1]–806. London: Pelagic Publishing & Natural History Museum.
Type Information
Type locality: Rovinj [Croatia]; (Kuckuck 1899: 58)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), thin, slender (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 13 February 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 09 October 2024
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 09 October 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
