Pithyopsis Falkenberg, 1897, nom. illeg.
Holotype species: Pithyopsis tasmanica (Sonder) Falkenberg
Publication details: Falkenberg, 1897: 441
Currently accepted name for the type species: Pityophykos tasmanica (Sonder) Papenfuss
Original publication and holotype designation: Schmitz, F. & Falkenberg, P. (1897). Rhodomelaceae. In: Die natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien nebst ihren Gattungen und wichtigeren Arten insbesondere den Nutzpflanzen unter Mitwirkung zahlreicher hervorragender Fachgelehrten, Teil 1, Abteilung 2. (Engler, A. & Prantl, K. Eds), pp. 421-480. Leipzig: verlag von Wilhelm Engelmann.
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Taxonomic status: This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Pityophykos.
Most recent taxonomic treatment adopted: Papenfuss, G.F. (1958). Notes on algal nomenclature. IV. Various genera and species of Chlorophyceae, Phaeophyceae and Rhodophyceae. Taxon 7: 104-109.
Nomenclatural note
Illegitimate: priority for Pithyopsis Nuttall, 1840. - (10 June 2013) - M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 11 June 2013. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 May 2025
