Phormidium penicillatum Gomont 1893
Publication Details
Phormidium penicillatum Gomont 1893: LXXXVIII-LXXXIX, pl. IV: figs 5-7
Published in: Gomont, M. (1893). Sur quelques Phormidium à thalle rameux. Bulletin de la Société Botanique de France 40: LXXXVI-XC, pl. IV.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Phormidium is Phormidium lucidum Kützing ex Gomont.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Caldora penicillata (Gomont) Engene, Tronholm & V.J.Paul.
Type Information
Type locality: Saint-Gilles, Réunion; (Silva & al. 1996: 39) Type: see below (epitype) F. Jadin 76; iv.1890; (Index Nominum Algarum) Notes: This type locality fide Jadin, 1894 (Silva et al., 1996). Epitype: strain FK13-1, US 217964. Looe Key, Florida (24°35'400" N, 81°31'100" W), 10 June 2013, epizoic on corals and epilithic, 20 m depth, leg. N. Engene (Engene et al. 2015: 679).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), shaped like a pencil or an artist'’s camel-hair brush (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 06 February 2001 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 22 February 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 22 February 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 April 2024
