Phyllona capensis (Kützing) Kuntze 1891
Current name:
Porphyra capensis Kützing
Buffels Bay, Cape Peninsula Reserve, Western Cape, South Africa; plants on upper intertidal rocks - 07 October 2005. Michael Guiry (mike.guiry@nuigalway.ie)
Publication Details
Phyllona capensis (Kützing) Kuntze 1891: 910
Published in: Kuntze, O. (1891). Revisio generum plantarum. Pars II. pp. 375-1011. Leipzig, London, Milano, New York, Paris: Arthur Felix, Dulau & Co., U. Hoepli, Gust. A. Schechert, Charles Klincksierck.
Request PDFPublication date: 5 Nov 1891
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Phyllona is Phyllona umbilicata J.Hill.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Porphyra capensis Kützing.
Basionym
Porphyra capensis Kützing
Type Information
Type locality: Table Bay, Cape of Good Hope; (Silva & al. 1996: 91) Type: Drège; Notes: This type locality was first described by Drège (1843: 111) (Silva et al., 1996)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective B (Latin), pertaining to the Cape, usually the Cape of Good Hope, South Africa.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 16 May 2001 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 23 September 2004
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 September 2004. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 April 2024
