Chroolepus afrum Massalongo 1861

Publication Details
Chroolepus afrum Massalongo 1861: 43, pl. 2: figs 1-4 (as 'Chroolepus? afrum')

Published in: Massalongo, A.B. (1861). Lichenes Capenses quos collegit in itinere 1857-1858 D.^r Wawra medicus navis (corvetta) Caes. R. Carolinae. Memorie dell'Imperial Regio Istituto veneto di scienze, lettere ed arti 10: 33-90, 8 plates.

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Publication date: June 1861

Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Chroolepus is Chroolepus jolithus (Linnaeus) C.Agardh.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Trentepohlia afra (Massalongo) A.B.Cribb.

Source of Synonymy
Cribb, A.B. (1970). A revision of some species of Trentepohlia especially from Queensland. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 82(2): 17-34.

Type Information
Type locality: Hab. Ad terram glareosam inter muscos [Cape Peninsula, South Africa]; (Massalongo 1861: 43)

Created: 24 January 2004 by Fabio Rindi.

Last updated: 12 May 2023

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Nomenclatural note
As Coenogonium? afrum in the plate. - (12 May 2023) - M.D. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 May 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 02 April 2025

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