Phyllophora spissa Suhr 1840
Publication Details
Phyllophora spissa Suhr 1840: 262 (as 'Phyllaphora')
Published in: Suhr, J.N. von (1840). Beiträge zur Algenkunde. Flora 23(17): 257-265, no figs.
Request PDFPublication date: "7 Mai 1840"
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Phyllophora is Phyllophora rubens (Linnaeus) Greville.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Ptilophora spissa (Suhr) Kützing.
Type Information
Type locality: "Cap, von Drège [South Africa (between the Umzimkulu and Umkomaas rivers, Natal)]; (Suhr 1840: 262) Notes: This type locality was first noted by Papenfuss (1940: 214) (Silva et al., 1996). According to Tronchin et al. (2003: 88), the type specimen, collected over a century ago in the southern KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa, may be an aberrant form of another species from the same locality.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 09 May 2001 by Sandy Lawson.
Last updated: 15 July 2019
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 15 July 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 November 2024
