Polypodoidea membranacea Stackhouse 1809
Publication Details
Polypodoidea membranacea Stackhouse 1809: 97
Published in: Stackhouse, J. (1809). Tentamen marino-cryptogamicum, ordinem novum; in genera et species distributum, in Classe XXIVta Linnaei sistens. Mémoires de la Société Imperiale des Naturalistes de Moscou 2: [50]-97.
Request PDFType Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Polypodoidea.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Dictyopteris polypodioides (De Candolle) J.V.Lamouroux.
Source of Synonymy
Fletcher, R.L. (2024). Brown seaweeds (Phaeophyceae) of Britain and Ireland. pp. [i]-x, [1]–806. London: Pelagic Publishing & Natural History Museum.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), membranous (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 26 June 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 02 October 2024
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Taxonomic note
New name (Fucus membranaceus Stackhoude 1795, illeg. (INA). - (01 September 2020) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 02 October 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 13 June 2025
