Bifurcaria levigata (Kützing) Barton 1893
Publication Details
Bifurcaria levigata (Kützing) Barton 1893: 82 (as 'levigatus')
Published in: Barton, E.S. (1893). A provisional list of the marine algae of the Cape of Good Hope. Journal of Botany, British and Foreign 31: 53-56, 81-84, 110-114, 138-144, 171-177, 202-210.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Bifurcaria is Bifurcaria tuberculata Stackhouse.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Bifurcariopsis capensis (Areschoug) Papenfuss.
Basionym
Pycnophycus levigatus Kützing
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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Citing AlgaeBase
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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 25 April 2024
