Capillaria purpurascens (Hudson) Stackhouse 1809
Publication Details
Capillaria purpurascens (Hudson) Stackhouse 1809
Published in: Stackhouse, J. (1809). Tentamen marino-cryptogamicum, ordinem novum; in genera et species distributum, in Classe XXIVta Linnaei sistens. Mémoires de la Société Imperiale des Naturalistes de Moscou 2: [50]-97.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Capillaria is Capillaria hudsonii Stackhouse.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Cystoclonium purpureum (Hudson) Batters.
Basionym
Fucus purpurascens Hudson
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), purplish, becoming purple (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 03 August 2005 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 23 April 2025
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 April 2025. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 14 June 2025
