Aglaophyllum fimbriatum (Greville) Endlicher

Publication Details
Aglaophyllum fimbriatum (Greville) Endlicher

Published in: Endlicher, S.L. (1843). Mantissa botanica altera. Sistens genera plantarum supplementum tertium. pp. [vi], 111. Vienna: Fridericum Beck, Universitatis Bibliopola.

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Publication date: 1843

Type 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 Cryptopleura ramosa (Hudson) L.Newton.

Source of Synonymy
Wynne, M.J. (2014 '2013'). The red algal families Delesseriaceae and Sarcomeniaceae. pp. [1]-326, 118 figs. Königstein: Koeltz Scientific Books.

Basionym
Nitophyllum fimbriatum Greville

Type Information
Type locality: Brazil: specific locality not given; (Wynne 1987: 225)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), fringed.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 08 August 2019

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 08 August 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 15 June 2025