Distromium decumbens (Okamura) Levring 1940
Publication Details
Distromium decumbens (Okamura) Levring 1940: 5
Published in: Levring, T. (1940). Die Phaeophyceengattungen Clanidophora, Distromium und Syringoderma. Kungliga Fysiografiska Sällskapets i Lund Förhandlingar 10(20): 217-227, 5 figs.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Distromium is Distromium skottsbergii Levring.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Chlanidote decumbens Okamura
Origin of Species Name
Participle B (Latin), with prostrate stems, the tips rising upwards (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 15 March 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 12 February 2013
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 February 2013. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 May 2025
