Nitophyllum ocellatum (J.V.Lamouroux) J.Agardh 1842
Publication Details
Nitophyllum ocellatum (J.V.Lamouroux) J.Agardh 1842: 156
Published in: Agardh, J.G. (1842). Algae maris Mediterranei et Adriatici, observationes in diagnosin specierum et dispositionem generum. pp. [i]-x, 1-164. Parisiis [Paris]: Apud Fortin, Masson et Cie.
Request PDFPublication date: 9 April 1842
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.
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 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 07 February 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 07 December 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 07 December 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 April 2024
