Sorocarpus micromorus (Bory) P.C.Silva 1950

Publication Details
Sorocarpus micromorus (Bory) P.C.Silva 1950: 256

Published in: Silva, P.C. (1950). Generic names of algae proposed for conservation. Hydrobiologia 2: 252-280.

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Sorocarpus is Sorocarpus uviformis (Lyngbye) Pringsheim.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Botrytella micromora Bory.

Source of Synonymy
Fletcher, R.L. (2024). Brown seaweeds (Phaeophyceae) of Britain and Ireland. pp. [i]-x, [1]–806. London: Pelagic Publishing & Natural History Museum.

Basionym
Botrytella micromora Bory

Origin of Species Name
Noun (Latin), little mulberry-tree.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 12 November 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 01 November 2024

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Taxonomic note
Womersley (1987) cites this as a current species. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry

Distributional note
Probable adventive species found on southern Australian coasts (Womersley 2003: 499). - (18 February 2009) - G.M. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 01 November 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 10 February 2025

 
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