Nitophyllum plicatum A.D.Zinova 1972
Publication Details
Nitophyllum plicatum A.D.Zinova 1972: 80, fig. 11
Published in: Zinova, A.D. (1972). Species familiae Delesseriaceae (Rhodophyta) in parte septentrionali Oceani Pacifici. 2. Novosti Sistematiki Nizshikh Rastenii [Novitates Systematicae Plantarum Non Vascularium] 9: 65-82, 11 figs. [in Russian and Latin]
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Nitophyllum is Nitophyllum punctatum (Stackhouse) Greville.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Hymenena ruthenica (Postels & Ruprecht) A.D.Zinova.
Type Information
Type locality: "“Typus. Insulae Kurilenses, insula Simuschir, ad sinum Broughton, sectio 18, statio 113..." [Kurile Islands]; (Mikhaylova & Sokolova 2020: 1117) Holotype: Gusarova; 6 IX 1967; "depth more than 25 m. Rocks, step 4–5 m high"; LE; A0000223 (Mikhaylova & Sokolova 2020: 1118)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), folded into pleats or furrows, usually longitudinally (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 18 October 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 10 November 2020
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 10 November 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024