Virsodes pygmaeum Kuntze
Publication Details
Virsodes pygmaeum Kuntze
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Virsodes is Fucus virsoides J.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Chnoospora minima (Hering) Papenfuss.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), pygmy, dwarf (Stearn 1983).
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 24 July 2006
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Nomenclatural note
Kuntze cites "Fucus pygmaeus Hering" as the basionym, apparently as cited by J. Agardh (1848: 212), which was an error of citations for Fucus minimus K. Hering [=Chnoospora minima (K. Hering) Papenfuss]. Virsodes pygmaeus Kuntze is here treated as a new name, which effectively connects with Chnoospora minima. - (24 July 2006) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 24 July 2006. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 13 June 2025
