Myelophycus caespitosus Kjellman 1893
Publication Details
Myelophycus caespitosus Kjellman 1893: 202, fig. 141
Published in: Kjellman, F.R. (1893). Encoeliaceae. In: Die natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien nebst ihren Gattungen und wichtigeren Arten insbesondere den Nutzpflanzen unter Mitwirkung zahlreicher hervorragender Fachgelehrten, Teil 1, Abteilung 2. (Engler, A. & Prantl, K. Eds), pp. 197-204. Leipzig: verlag von Wilhelm Engelmann.
Request PDFType Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Myelophycus.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Lectotype locality: "Goto Islands, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan"; (Hanyuda, Aoki & Kawai 2019: 521) Lectotype: F. R. Kjellman (sporophyte); January 1883; UPS; A-940423 (Hanyuda, Aoki & Kawai 2019: 512)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), growing in patches or tufts, caespitose (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 31 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 30 March 2022
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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 25 April 2024
