Fauchea profunda Børgesen 1944
Publication Details
Fauchea profunda Børgesen 1944: 11-14, figs 6-8
Published in: Børgesen, F. (1944). Some marine algae from Mauritius. III. Rhodophyceae. Part 3. Rhodymeniales. Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes Selskab, Biologiske Meddelelser 19(6): 1-32, 21 figs.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Fauchea is Fauchea repens (C.Agardh) Montagne & Bory.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Gloiocladia profunda (Borgesen) N.Sánchez & Rodríguez-Prieto.
Source of Synonymy
Rodríguez-Prieto, C., Freshwater, D. W. & Sánchez, N. (2007). Vegetative and reproductive morphology of Gloiocladia repens (C. Agardh) Sánchez et Rodríguez-Prieto comb. nov. (Rhodymeniales, Rhodophyta), with a taxonomic re-assessment of the genera Fauchea and Gloiocladia. European Journal of Phycology 42(2): 145-162, 38 Figs, 3 Tables.
Type Information
Type locality: between Gunners Quoin and Flat Island, Mauritius; (Silva & al. 1996: 360)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), deep, from a great depth (Dawes & Mathieson 2008).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 20 January 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 26 November 2007
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 26 November 2007. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 07 January 2025
