Nitophyllum pulchellum Harvey 1855

Nitophyllum pulchellum Harvey

Current name: Nitophyllum pulchellum Harvey
Cape Peron, Western AustraliaJ.M. Huisman

Publication Details
Nitophyllum pulchellum Harvey 1855: 549

Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1855). Some account of the marine botany of the colony of western Australia. Transactions of the Royal Irish Academy 22: 525-566.

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Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Nitophyllum is Nitophyllum punctatum (Stackhouse) Greville.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Type Information
Lectotype locality: King George Sound ; (Womersley 2003: 125) Lectotype: Harvey; TCD; Harvey, Trav. Set 60 (Womersley 2003: 125) Notes: Syntypes: King George Sound and Rottnest Island, Western Australia (Silva, Basson & Moe 1996: 462). Isolectotypes Alg. Aust. Exsicc. 295B, in TCD, MEL, 584158, NSW, 8645, 8646 and AD, A18302.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), beautiful and little (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 04 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 17 January 2020

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 17 January 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2024

 
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