Bryopsis profunda Kraft & K.R.Dixon 2007
Publication Details
Bryopsis profunda Kraft & K.R.Dixon 2007: 275, 325, fig. 100A-G
Published in: Kraft, G.T. (2007). Algae of Australia. Marine benthic algae of Lord Howe Island and the southern Great Barrier Reef, 1. Green algae. pp. [i]-vi, 1-347, 110 text-figs; 11 pls. Canberra & Melbourne: Australian Biological Resources Study & CSIRO Publishing.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Bryopsis is Bryopsis pennata J.V.Lamouroux.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: Wistari Reef, Capricorn Group, souther Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia; (Kraft 2007: 275) Holotype: K.R. Dixon & N. Yee; 17 Nov. 2004; on coral debris and shellgrit sand in the channel floor off the N end of the reef, 34 m depth; MELU; KA-00295 (Kraft 2007: 275)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), deep, from a great depth (Dawes & Mathieson 2008).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 03 September 2007 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 03 September 2007
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 03 September 2007. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 20 April 2024
