Fauchea repens (C.Agardh) Montagne & Bory 1846

Publication Details
Fauchea repens (C.Agardh) Montagne & Bory 1846: 64

Published in: Montagne, [J.F.]C. (1846). Flore d'Algérie. Ordo I. Phyceae Fries. In: Exploration scientifique de l'Algérie pendant les années 1840, 1841, 1842...Sciences physiques. Botanique. Cryptogamie. (Durieu De Maisonneuve, M.C. Eds) Vol. 1, pp. 1-197. Paris: Imprimerie Royale, publiée par ordre du Gouvernement et avec le concours d'une Commission Académique.

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

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Gloiocladia repens (C.Agardh) N.Sánchez & Rodríguez-Prieto.

Source of Synonymy
Rodríguez-Prieto, C., Freshwater, D. W. & Sánchez, N. (2007). Vegetative and reproductive morphology of Gloiocladia repens (C. Agardh) Sánchez et Rodríguez-Prieto comb. nov. (Rhodymeniales, Rhodophyta), with a taxonomic re-assessment of the genera Fauchea and Gloiocladia. European Journal of Phycology 42(2): 145-162, 38 Figs, 3 Tables.

Basionym
Sphaerococcus repens C.Agardh

Type Information
Type locality: near Cádiz, Spain; (Silva & al. 1996: 360) Lectotype: LD; 25705 (Rodríguez-Prieto, Freshwater & Sánchez 2007: 146)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), creeping, prostrate and rooting (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 30 July 1996 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 23 August 2021

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 August 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024

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