Phyllotricha decipiens (R.Brown ex Turner) R.R.M.Dixon & Huisman 2012

Publication Details
Phyllotricha decipiens (R.Brown ex Turner) R.R.M.Dixon & Huisman 2012: 1126

Published in: Dixon, R.R.M., Huisman, J.M., Buchanan, J., Gurgel, C.F.D. & Spencer, P. (2012). A morphological and molecular study of austral Sargassum (Fucales, Phaeophyceae) supports the recognition of Phyllotricha at genus level, with further additions to the genus Sargassopsis. Journal of Phycology 48(5): 1119-1129.

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Publication date: 2012

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Phyllotricha is Phyllotricha sonderi (J.Agardh) Areschoug.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Basionym
Fucus decipiens R.Brown ex Turner

Type Information
Type locality: "At Port Dalrymple in New Holland. Mr. Brown." [Port Dalrymple, Tamar Estuary, Tasmania, Australia]; (Turner 1809-1811: 78) Type: BM; (Womersley 1987: 424)

Origin of Species Name
Participle B (Latin), deceiving (used of a species closely resembling another) (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 05 December 2012 by G.M. Guiry.

Last updated: 28 June 2024

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 28 June 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 May 2025

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