Pycnophycus levigatus Kützing 1860
Publication Details
Pycnophycus levigatus Kützing 1860: 9, pl. 22: fig. II
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1860). Tabulae phycologicae; oder, Abbildungen der Tange. Vol. X pp. i-iv, 1-39, 100 pls. Nordhausen: Gedruckt auf kosten des Verfassers.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Pycnophycus is Pycnophycus tuberculatus (Stackhouse) Kützing.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Bifurcariopsis capensis (Areschoug) Papenfuss.
Type Information
Type locality: Cape Agulhas, Cape Province, South Africa; (Silva & al. 1996: 643)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 01 October 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 10 December 2018
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 10 December 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 27 April 2024