Chrysophaeum lewisii W.R.Taylor 1951

Current name: Chrysonephos lewisii (W.R.Taylor) W.R.Taylor
Hawaii; scale is 5 mm - 15 August 2011. J.M. Huisman

Publication Details
Chrysophaeum lewisii W.R.Taylor 1951: 129, figs 1-26

Published in: Taylor, W.R. (1951). Structure and reproduction of Chrysophaeum lewisii. Hydrobiologia 3: 122-130.

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Publication date: 1 April 1951 [INA]

Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Chrysophaeum.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Chrysonephos lewisii (W.R.Taylor) W.R.Taylor.

Source of Synonymy
Taylor, W.R. (1952). The algal genus Chrysophaeum. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 79(1): 79.

Type Information
Type locality: Port Royal Bay, Hunt I., Bermuda; (Taylor 1951: 129) Holotype: W.R. Taylor and A.J. Bernatowicz no. 49-1722; 11 May 1949; (Taylor 1951: 129) Notes: Isotype: UC947690 (INA).

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 08 May 2002 by Elizabeth Moran.

Last updated: 21 February 2023

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Habitat note
about 10 cm below low tide level: on Amphora, on marine grasses, on rocks and algae (Taylor, 1951). - (09 March 2015) - G.M. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 21 February 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 05 April 2025