Bifurcaria galapagensis (Piccone & Grunow) Womersley 1964
Publication Details
Bifurcaria galapagensis (Piccone & Grunow) Womersley 1964: 104
Published in: Womersley, H.B.S. (1964). The morphology and taxonomy of Cystophora and related genera (Phaeophyta). Australian Journal of Botany 12: 53-110, 48 figs, 16 plates.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Bifurcaria is Bifurcaria tuberculata Stackhouse.
Status of Name
The taxonomic or nomenclatural status (or both) of this entity is in some way unresolved and requires further investigation.
Basionym
Fucodium galapagense Piccone & Grunow
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 12 April 2000 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 10 January 2020
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Nomenclatural note
This species is unlikely to be a Bifurcaria as this genus is confined to the eastern Atlantic; the only other confirmed species in Bifurcaria bifurcata found from Ireland to Morocco. - (05 December 2017) - M.D. Guiry
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 10 January 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 31 March 2025
