Thamnocarpus mollis Wollaston 1992
Current name:
Euptilota mollis (Wollaston) O.De Clerck
KwaZulu-NatalTom Schils (tom@schils.be)
Publication Details
Thamnocarpus mollis Wollaston 1992: 143-145, figs. 17-22
Published in: Wollaston, E.M. (1992). Morphology and taxonomy of Thamnocarpus (Ceramiaceae, Rhodophyta) in southern Australia and east Africa. Phycologia 31: 138-146, 22 figs.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Thamnocarpus is Thamnocarpus gunnianus Harvey.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Euptilota mollis (Wollaston) O.De Clerck.
Type Information
Type locality: off Mtentu River, Transkei, South Africa; (Silva & al. 1996: 387)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), soft, pliant (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 19 December 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 23 November 2005
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 November 2005. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 April 2024
