Derbesia antarctica Skottsberg 1953
Current name:
Lambia antarctica (Skottsberg) Delépine
depth 40m
Punta Suffield
Fildes Bay
King George Island
Antarctica - 03 February 2012. Dirk Schories
Publication Details
Derbesia antarctica Skottsberg 1953: 533, figs 2-4
Published in: Skottsberg, C. (1953). On two collections of Antarctic marine algae. Arkiv für Botanik, ser. 2, 2: 531-566, 1 pl.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Derbesia is Derbesia marina (Lyngbye) Solier.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Lambia antarctica (Skottsberg) Delépine.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), of or pertaining to the Antarctic (Stearn 1983).
Created: 10 August 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 25 August 2008
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Taxonomic note
Delépine in Papenfuss (1964: 9) considers it likely that this entity is the juvenile of a species of Codium, an opinion which Papenfuss shared. It is difficult to say in which species it should be included (Guiry, pers. comm.). - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 25 August 2008. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 06 April 2025
