Nitophyllum venulosum Zanardini 1866
Current name:
Acrosorium ciliolatum (Harvey) Kylin
Olifantsbos, Cape Peninsula, South Africa© M.D. Guiry
Publication Details
Nitophyllum venulosum Zanardini 1866: 143, pl. XLIX [49], A
Published in: Zanardini, G. (1866). Scelta di Ficee nuove o più rare dei mari Mediterraneo ed Adriatico. [Decade VII]. Memorie del Reale Istituto Veneto di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti 13: [141]-176, pls XLIX-LVI.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Nitophyllum is Nitophyllum punctatum (Stackhouse) Greville.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Acrosorium ciliolatum (Harvey) Kylin.
Source of Synonymy
Womersley, H.B.S. (2003). The marine benthic flora of southern Australia - Part IIID Ceramiales - Delesseriaceae, Sarcomeniaceae, Rhodomelaceae. pp. [1]-533, 226 figs, 2 pls. Canberra & Adelaide: Australian Biological Resources Study & State Herbarium of South Australia.
Type Information
Type locality: Zadar, Croatia; (Silva & al. 1996: 446) Notes: Although Zanardini’'s types should be in the Museo Civico, Venice, De Toni & Levi (1988) did not list any relevant specimen in this collection. Other possibilities are W, HBG and L. (Maggs & Hommersand, 1993).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), finely-veined or profusely veined.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 05 November 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 06 December 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 06 December 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 03 November 2024