Phytoconis purpurea Bory 1797
Publication Details
Phytoconis purpurea Bory 1797: 55
Published in: Bory de Saint-Vincent, J.B.G.M.A.G. (1797). Mémoire sur les genres Conferva et Byssus, du chevalier O. Linné. pp. 1-58. Bordeaux: De l'Imprimerie de Louis Carazza, place Guillaume-Tell, no. 6.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Phytoconis is Phytoconis botryoides (Linnaeus) Bory.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Porphyridium purpureum (Bory) K.M.Drew & R.Ross.
Type Information
Type locality: France, locality not specified; (Bory de Saint-Vincent 1797: 55) Type: PC; 0112173 (Necchi & Vis 2021: 43)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), purple (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 28 December 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 30 March 2022
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Nomenclatural note
New name for Byssus purpurea Lamarck 1778, nom. illeg. (INA). - (23 June 2021) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 30 March 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 January 2025
