Nitophyllum ocellatum (J.V.Lamouroux) J.Agardh 1830
Publication Details
Nitophyllum ocellatum (J.V.Lamouroux) J.Agardh 1830: xlvii
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 (lectotype) of the genus Nitophyllum is Nitophyllum punctatum (Stackhouse) Greville.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Nitophyllum punctatum (Stackhouse) Greville.
Source of Synonymy
Wynne, M.J. (2005). A check-list of benthic marine algae of the tropical and subtropical western Atlantic: second revision. Nova Hedwigia Beiheft 129: 1-152.
Basionym
Fucus ocellatus J.V.Lamouroux
Type Information
Syntype localities: "Elle se trouve dans la Méditerranée, près de Barcelone [Barcelona, Catalonia, Mediterranean Spain]; dans l'Océan, à la Corogne [La Coroña, Atlantic Spain]"; (De Candolle 1802: 131)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), marked with two-coloured spots, having the centre of one colour surrounded by a broad ring of another (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 07 February 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 22 April 2025
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 22 April 2025. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 31 May 2025
