Compsonema minutum (C.Agardh) Kuckuck 1953

Publication Details
Compsonema minutum (C.Agardh) Kuckuck 1953: 341

Published in: Kuckuck, P. (1953). Ectocarpaceen - Studien I: Hecatonema, Chilionema, Compsonema. Helgoländer Wissenschaftliche Meeresuntersuchungen 4: 316-352.

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Compsonema is Compsonema gracile Kuckuck.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Basionym
Ectocarpus minutus C.Agardh

Type Information
Type locality: Trieste, Italy; (Athanasiadis 1996: 160) Type: LD?;

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), very small, minute (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 06 August 1996 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 09 October 2024

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Nomenclatural note
John et al. (2004) cite the authority for this species as (C. Agardh) Kuck. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry

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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 09 October 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 05 April 2025