Pleurococcus bradypodis J.Kühn 1864
Publication Details
Pleurococcus bradypodis J.Kühn 1864: 66, pl. II [2]: figs. 22 a, b (as 'Bradypi')
Published in: Welcker, H. (1864). Ueber die Entwicklung und den Bau der Haut und der Haare bei Bradypus, nebst Mittheilungen über eine im Innern des Faulthierhaares lebende Alge. Abhandlungen der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft zu Halle 9: 17-72, 2 pls.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Pleurococcus is Pleurococcus vulgaris (Greville) Meneghini.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Cyanoderma bradypodis (J.Kühn) Weber Bosse.
Source of Synonymy
Wujek, D.E. & Timpano, P. (1988 '1986'). Rufusia (Porphyridiales, Phragmonemataceae), a new red alga from sloth hair. Brenesia 25/26: 163-168.
Created: 30 August 2002 by Elizabeth Moran.
Last updated: 17 February 2021
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 17 February 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 November 2024
