Bangia pumila Areschoug 1862

Publication Details
Bangia pumila Areschoug 1862: no. 163

Published in: Areschoug, J.E. (1861-1872). Algae Scandinavicae Exsiccatae (1861-1872). Serie novae. Fasc. I-IX, numbers 1-430. Fasc. 1. 1-50. 1861. Fasc. 2-3. 51-150. 1862 Fasc. 4. 151-200. 1863. Fasc 5. 201-250. 1864. Fasc. 6. 251-300. 1866. Fasc 7-8. 301-400. 1872. Fasc. 9. 401-430. 1879. ..

Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Bangia is Bangia atropurpurea (Mertens ex Roth) C.Agardh.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Bangia fuscopurpurea (Dillwyn) Lyngbye.

Source of Synonymy
Athanasiadis, A. (2016). Phycologia Europaea Rhodophyta Vol. I. pp. [i]-xxxxviii, 1-762. Thessaloniki: Published and distributed by the author.

Type Information
Type locality: "In sinubus interioribus in ipso limite aquae";

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), dwarf.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 29 December 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 20 March 2017

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Nomenclatural note
Published initially in an exsiccata (Algae Scandinaviae Exsiccatae, ser. nov., no. 163, 1863). Often ascribed to Areschoug (1875: 10, pl. I, figs 6, 7). - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 20 March 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 17 June 2025