Phyllacantha opuntioides (Bory ex Montagne) Kützing 1849
Publication Details
Phyllacantha opuntioides (Bory ex Montagne) Kützing 1849: 598
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1849). Species algarum. pp. [i]-vi, [1]-922. Lipsiae [Leipzig]: F.A. Brockhaus.
Request PDFPublication date: 23-24 July 1849
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Phyllacantha is Phyllacantha concatenata (Linnaeus) Kützing.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Ericaria zosteroides (C.Agardh) Molinari & Guiry.
Source of Synonymy
Basionym
Cystoseira opuntioides Bory ex Montagne
Type Information
Syntype localities: Algiers and Cherchell, Algeria; (Silva & al. 1996: 649)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), resembling the genus Opuntia.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 03 March 2003 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 23 December 2020
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Taxonomic note
Carpodesmia zosteroides (C. Agardh) Greville 1830: 34 (Orvellana et al., 2019: 460) - (20 November 2019) - G.M. Guiry
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 December 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 31 May 2025
