Atrophycus Necchi & Rossignolo, 2017
Holotype species: Atrophycus ater (Hudson) Necchi & Rossignolo
Currently accepted name for the type species: Torularia atra (Hudson) M.J.Wynne
Original publication and holotype designation: Rossignolo, N.L., Necchi, O., Jr. & Guiry, M.D. (2017). Atrophycus, a new genus name for "Setacea (De Toni) Necchi & Rossignolo". Notulae Algarum 26: 1-2, no figs.
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Taxonomic status: currently regarded as a synonym of Torularia.
Numbers of names and species: There are 3 species names in the database at present.
Names: ('C' indicates a name that is accepted taxonomically; 'S' a homotypic or heterotypic synonym; 'U' indicates a name of uncertain taxonomic status, but which has been subjected to some verification nomenclaturally; 'P' indicates a preliminary AlgaeBase entry that has not been subjected to any kind of verification. For more information on a species click on it to activate a link to the Species database):
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Created: 07 July 2017 by M.D. Guiry
Verified by: 06 November 2019 by Wendy Guiry
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Wendy Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 January 2021.
