Zoophycos A.Massalongo, 1855
Holotype species: Zoophycos caput-medusae (A.Massalongo) A.Massalongo
Currently accepted name for the type species: Postelsiopsis caput-medusae (A.Massalongo) Forti
Original publication: Massalongo, A.B. (1855). Zoophycos, novum genus plantarum fossilium. pp. [1]-52, 3 plates, 1 errata. Verona: Tipografia di G. Antonelli.
Request PDFType designated in: Sordelli, F. (1874). Descrizione di alcuni avanzi vegetali delle argille plioceniche lombarde coll'aggiunta delle piante fossili finora conosciute in Lombardia. Atti della Società Italiana di Scienze Naturali 16(3-4): 250-428, plates 4-7.
Fossil: This is a genus of fossil species, or a genus with a fossil type species, or a genus the type species of which was originally described as a fossil.
The most recent alteration to this page was made on 2022-10-15 by E.A. Molinari Novoa.
Taxonomic status: This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Postelsiopsis.
Gender: This genus name is currently treated as masculine.
Most recent taxonomic treatment adopted: Forti, A. (1926). Alghe del Paleogene di Bolca (Verona) e loro affinità con tipi oceanici viventi. Memorie dell'Istituto geologico della Regia Università di Padova 7(2): 1-19, 1 figure, 5 plates.
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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 15 October 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 April 2024
