Periphykon beckerae Weber Bosse 1929
Current name:
Periphykon beckerae Weber Bosse
Barrow Island, Western Australia; scale - 1 mmJ.M. Huisman
Publication Details
Periphykon beckerae Weber Bosse 1929: 256, figs. 1-8 (as 'beckeri')
Published in: Weber van Bosse, A. (1929). Sur un nouveau genre de Floridés. Annales de Cryptogamie Exotique 2(3-4): 255-261, 8 figures.
Publication date: December 1929
Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Periphykon.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: Nusa Kembangan [Kambangan], Java, Indonesia; (Weber van Bosse 1929: 256) Holotype: H.C.C.Becker-La Rivière; 1928; epiphytic on Laurencia ceylanica J.Agardh [= Chondrophycus ceylanicus (J.Agardh) M.J.Wynne, D.Serio, Cormaci & G.Furnari]; L; 941.98,209 (barcode L0835081) (Weber van Bosse 1929: 256)
Eponomy
Named for Dutch botanist Henriette Christine Charlotte Becker-La Rivière, who lived in Nusa Kambangang.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 10 March 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 25 July 2024
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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 25 July 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 09 January 2025