Dermocarpa depressa West & G.S.West 1897
Publication Details
Dermocarpa depressa West & G.S.West 1897: 301
Published in: West, W. & West, G.S. (1897). Welwitsch's African freshwater algae. Journal of Botany, British and Foreign 35: 1-7, 33-42, 77-89, 113-122, 172-183, 235-243, 264-272, 297-304, pls 365-369.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Dermocarpa is Dermocarpa violacea P.Crouan & H.Crouan.
Status of Name
The taxonomic or nomenclatural status (or both) of this entity is in some way unresolved and requires further investigation.
Type Information
Type locality: Angola; (Komárek & Anagnostidis 1999: 415) Type: An aquarium with brackish water; (Komárek & Anagnostidis 1999: 415)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), depressed.
General Environment
This is a brackish species.
Created: 23 August 2002 by Elizabeth Moran.
Last updated: 09 July 2018
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 09 July 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2024