Erythropeltis discigera (Berthold) F.Schmitz 1896
Publication Details
Erythropeltis discigera (Berthold) F.Schmitz 1896: 313, fig. 195
Published in: Schmitz, F. (1896). Bangiaceae. In: Die natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien nebst ihren Gattungen und wichtigeren Arten insbesondere den Nutzpflanzen unter Mitwirkung zahlreicher hervorragender Fachgelehrten, Teil 1, Abteilung 2. (Engler, A. & Prantl, K. Eds), pp. 307-316. Leipzig: verlag von Wilhelm Engelmann.
Request PDFType Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Erythropeltis.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Erythrotrichia discigera Berthold
Type Information
Type locality: Gulf of Naples, Italy; (Brodie & Irvine 2003: 61) Type: on Cystoseira compressa; (Dawson 1953: 6)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), bearing a disk.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 16 November 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 30 January 2017
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Taxonomic note
Brodie & Irvine (2003) treat this entity as an independent species, but acknowledge the possibility that it may be a part of the life history of Porphyrostromium ciliare. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 30 January 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 17 May 2025
