Nitophyllum medium Hoyt 1920
Publication Details
Nitophyllum medium Hoyt 1920: 494, 495, fig. 35, pls CV, CXIV [105, 114]: figs 4-5
Published in: Hoyt, W.D. (1920). Marine algae of Beaufort, N.C., and adjacent regions. Bulletin of the United States Bureau of Fisheries 36: 367-556, I-V (index), 47 figs, 9 tables, Plates LXXXIV-CXIX, 3 maps.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Nitophyllum is Nitophyllum punctatum (Stackhouse) Greville.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Radicilingua media (Hoyt) Wolf, Sciuto & Sfriso.
Source of Synonymy
Wolf, M.A., Sciuto, K., Maggs, C.A., Petrocelli, A., Cecere, E., Buosi, A. & Sfriso, A. (2021). Merging the cryptic genera Radicilingua and Calonitophyllum (Delesseriaceae, Rhodophyta): molecular phylogeny and taxonomic revision. Algae 36(3): [1-10] 165-174, 5 figs.
Type Information
Type locality: Bogue Beach, Beaufort, North Carolina; (Hoyt 1920: 495) Holotype (tetrasporic): Pl. CV, fig. 2: W.D. Hoyt; July 12, 1907; (Hoyt 1920: 495) Notes: United States National Museum (Wolf et al., 2021).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), intermediate.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 26 December 2001 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 14 September 2021
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 14 September 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 05 January 2025