Thamnophora cornuta (Turner) Greville 1830
Current name:
Plocamium cornutum (Turner) Harvey
Buffels Bay, Cape Peninsula Reserve, Western Cape, South Africa; on rocks at low water; with tip damage - 07 October 2005. Michael Guiry (mike.guiry@nuigalway.ie)
Publication Details
Thamnophora cornuta (Turner) Greville 1830: xlix
Published in: Greville, R.K. (1830). Algae britannicae, or descriptions of the marine and other inarticulated plants of the British islands, belonging to the order Algae; with plates illustrative of the genera. pp. [i]-lxxxviii, [1]-218, pl. 1-19. Edinburgh & London: McLachlan & Stewart; Baldwin & Cradock.
Request PDFPublication date: Feb.-March 1830
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Thamnophora is Thamnophora corallorhiza (Turner) C.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Plocamium cornutum (Turner) Harvey.
Basionym
Fucus cornutus Turner
Type Information
Type locality: Cape of Good Hope, South Africa; (Turner 1811-1819: 152) Type: Mr Burchell; BM?;
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), horned.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 26 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 30 October 2006
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 30 October 2006. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
