Aglaophyllum pristoideum (Harvey) Kützing 1869
Current name: Nitospinosa pristoidea (Harvey) Womersley
Publication Details
Aglaophyllum pristoideum (Harvey) Kützing 1869: 2, pl. 6 a, b
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1869). Tabulae phycologicae; oder, Abbildungen der Tange. Vol. XIX pp. i-iv, 1-36, 100 pls. Nordhausen: Gedruckt auf kosten des Verfassers (in commission bei W. Köhne).
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Aglaophyllum is Nitophyllum punctatum (Stackhouse) Greville.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Nitospinosa pristoidea (Harvey) Womersley.
Source of Synonymy
Womersley, H.B.S. (2003). The marine benthic flora of southern Australia - Part IIID Ceramiales - Delesseriaceae, Sarcomeniaceae, Rhodomelaceae. pp. [1]-533, 226 figs, 2 pls. Canberra & Adelaide: Australian Biological Resources Study & State Herbarium of South Australia.
Basionym
Nitophyllum pristoideum Harvey
Type Information
Type locality: Port Fairy, Victoria, Australia; (Womersley 2003: 87) Lectotype: W.H. Harvey; TCD; Alg. Aust. Exsicc. 292D (Womersley 2003: 87) Notes: Type locality: South Australia (Kylin 1924: 61). Lectotype from Port Fairy, Victoria (Womersley, 2003: 87).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 31 July 2003 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 06 March 2024
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 06 March 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 12 June 2025
