Pelvetia capensis (Areschoug) De Toni
Current name:
Bifurcariopsis capensis (Areschoug) Papenfuss
Cape of Good Hope, Cape Peninsula, South Africa - 18 November 2009. M.D. Guiry
Publication Details
Pelvetia capensis (Areschoug) De Toni
Published in: De Toni, G.B. (1895). Sylloge algarum omnium hucusque cognitarum. Vol. III. Fucoideae. Vol. 3 pp. [i]-xvi, [1]-638. Patavii [Padua]: Sumptibus auctoris.
Request PDFPublication date: 14 November 1895
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Pelvetia is Pelvetia canaliculata (Linnaeus) Decaisne & Thuret.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Bifurcariopsis capensis (Areschoug) Papenfuss.
Basionym
Fucodium capense J.E.Areschoug
Type Information
Type locality: Table Bay, Cape Province, South Africa; (Silva & al. 1996: 643)
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: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 10 December 2018
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 10 December 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2024
