Elachista fucicola (Velley) Areschoug 1842

Current name: Elachista fucicola (Velley) Areschoug
microscope, Spain, Galicia, Ría de Coruña, 2007Ignacio Bárbara (barbara@udc.es)

Publication Details
Elachista fucicola (Velley) Areschoug 1842: 235, pl. VIII [8]: figs 6, 7

Published in: Areschoug, J.E. (1842). Algarum (phycearum) minus rite cognitarum pugillus primus. Linnaea 16: 225-236.

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Elachista is Elachista scutellata Duby.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Basionym
Conferva fucicola Velley

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), dwelling, growing on Fucus (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 31 March 1996 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 10 October 2024

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Taxonomic note
Guiry (1997) suggest consulting Fletcher (1987) for the synonym between Elachista globosa and E. fucicola. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry

Habitat note
Facultative epiphyte on Ascophyllum nodosum (Longtin & Scrosati 2009). - (23 April 2010) - G.M. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 10 October 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 05 April 2025