Delesseria punctata (Stackhouse) C.Agardh 1822
Current name:
Nitophyllum punctatum (Stackhouse) Greville
intertidal rocky pool, South of Portugal, 2011 - 01 January 0001. Ignacio Bárbara (barbara@udc.es)
Publication Details
Delesseria punctata (Stackhouse) C.Agardh 1822: 184
Published in: Agardh, C.A. (1822). Species algarum rite cognitae, cum synonymis, differentiis specificis et descriptionibus succinctis. Volumen primum pars posterior. pp. [v-vi], 169-398. Lundae [Lund]: ex officina Berlingiana.
Publication date: probably Oct 1822
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Delesseria is Delesseria sanguinea (Hudson) J.V.Lamouroux.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Nitophyllum punctatum (Stackhouse) Greville.
Basionym
Fucus punctatus Stackhouse
Type Information
Type locality: "First discovered by Mr. Stackhouse, on the sands at Weymouth, very near the pier, at low water mark." [Weymouth, Dorset, England]; (Withering 1796: 405) Notes: Type in BM?
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), dotted, marked with dots, spots, minute glands, etc. (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 05 April 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 07 August 2020
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 07 August 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 April 2024