Aglaophyllum peltatum Montagne 1852
Publication Details
Aglaophyllum peltatum Montagne 1852: 315
Published in: Montagne, C. (1852). Diagnoses phycologicae, seu quibus characteribus, discriminandae sunt species lichenum algarumque nonnullae novae, in tomo Florae chilensis octavo nondum typis mandato descriptae. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Botanique, sér. 3 18: 302-319.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Aglaophyllum is Nitophyllum punctatum (Stackhouse) Greville.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Cryptopleura peltata (Montagne) M.J.Wynne.
Source of Synonymy
Wynne, M.J. (2001). The identity of Aspidophora Montagne (Delesseriaceae, Rhodophyta). Cryptogamie Algologie 22: 285-295.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), target-shaped.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 14 May 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 23 September 2004
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 September 2004. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
