Thamnocarpus cornutus (Turner) Kützing 1843
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
Thamnocarpus cornutus (Turner) Kützing 1843: 450, pl. 59, III
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1843). Phycologia generalis oder Anatomie, Physiologie und Systemkunde der Tange. Mit 80 farbig gedruckten Tafeln, gezeichnet und gravirt vom Verfasser. pp. [part 1]: [i]-xxxii, [1]-142, [part 2:] 143-458, 1, err.], pls 1-80. Leipzig: F.A. Brockhaus.
Request PDFPublication date: 14-16 Sep 1843
Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Thamnocarpus.
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: 08 July 2011
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 08 July 2011. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
