Phaeophila tenuis (Kylin) R.Nielsen 1972
Publication Details
Phaeophila tenuis (Kylin) R.Nielsen 1972: 258
Published in: Nielsen, R. (1972). A study of the shell-boring marine algae around the Danish Island Læsø. Botanisk Tidsskrift 67: 245-269, 5 figs, 3 plates.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Phaeophila is Phaeophila floridearum Hauck.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Ruthnielsenia tenuis (Kylin) C.J.O'Kelly, B.Wynsor & W.K.Bellows.
Basionym
Entocladia tenuis Kylin
Type Information
Type locality: Kristeberg, Sweden; (Kylin 1935: 201) Lectotype: Kylin 1935, fig. 7 (epitype) In dead mussel shells; (Burrows 1991: 111)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), thin, fine, slender (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 23 August 1996 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 27 November 2019
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 27 November 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 April 2024
