Tubercularia pusilla (Stackhouse) Stackhouse 1816

Publication Details
Tubercularia pusilla (Stackhouse) Stackhouse 1816: xii

Published in: Stackhouse, J. (1816). Nereis britannica Editio altera. Nova addita classificatione cryptogamiarum [sic] respectu generis Fuci. pp. [i]-xii, [i]- 68, 20 plates. Oxford: S. Collingwood.

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Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Tubercularia is Tubercularia purpurascens Stackhouse.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Gelidium pusillum (Stackhouse) Le Jolis.

Basionym
Fucus pusillus Stackhouse

Type Information
Type locality: Sidmouth, Devon, England; (Dixon & Irvine 1977: 129) Lectotype (provisional): BM; (Dixon & Irvine 1977: 139)

Fossil
Described as a fossil.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), very small (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 29 April 2023

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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 29 April 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 May 2024

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