Compsopogon fruticosa C.-C.Jao 1941
Publication Details
Compsopogon fruticosa C.-C.Jao 1941: 248, pl. II: figs 10-14
Published in: Jao, C.-C. (1941). Studies on the freshwater algae of China VIII. A preliminary account of the Chinese freshwater Rhodophyceae. Sinensia 12: 245-289.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Compsopogon is Compsopogon caeruleus (Balbis ex C.Agardh) Montagne.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Compsopogonopsis fruticosa (C.C.Jao) Seto.
Source of Synonymy
Seto, R. (1987). Study of a freshwater red alga, Compsopogonopsis fruticosa (Jao) Seto comb. nov. (Compsopogonales, Rhodophyta) from China. Japanese Journal of Phycology 35: 265-267.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 19 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 11 December 2013
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 11 December 2013. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 15 January 2025
