Pleiophysa spicata (Kützing) Sounder ex De Toni 1889
Current name:
Halicoryne spicata (Kützing) Solms-Laubach
Location: Amed, Bali; Depth: 5m; Substrate: valcanogenic sands
- 15 January 2012. Russell Kelley (www.byoguides.com)
Publication Details
Pleiophysa spicata (Kützing) Sounder ex De Toni 1889: 423
Published in: De Toni, G.B. (1889). Sylloge algarum omnium hucusque cognitarum. Vol. I. Chlorophyceae. pp. [3]-12, [i]-cxxxix, 1-1315. Patavii [Padua]: Sumptibus auctoris.
Request PDFPublication date: 25 July 1889
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Pleiophysa is Polyphysa spicata Kützing.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Halicoryne spicata (Kützing) Solms-Laubach.
Basionym
Polyphysa spicata Kützing
Type Information
Type locality: Baláde, New Caledonia; (Silva & al. 1996: 894) Holotype: Vieillard; L; 937,183-066 (barcode L 0054969) (Millar & Prud'homme van Reine 2005: 537)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), bearing spikes.
Created: 27 April 2015 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 27 April 2015
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 27 April 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 April 2024
