Capensia fucorum (Esper) Athanasiadis 2017
Publication Details
Capensia fucorum (Esper) Athanasiadis 2017: 556, figs 1-29
Published in: Athanasiadis, A. (2017). Capensia fucorum (Esper) gen. et comb. nov. (Mesophyllaceae, Corallinales, Rhodophyta), a hemiparasite on Gelidium from South Africa. Botanica Marina 60(5): 555-565.
Publication date: 2017
Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Capensia.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Millepora fucorum Esper
Type Information
Type locality: Cape of Good Hope, South Africa; (Athanasiadis 2017: 556) Lectotype (Esper's original illustrations 1 and 4 designated by Athanasiadis 2017: fig. 1).: (Athanasiadis 2017: 556) Notes: Epitype: "a thallus attached to herbarium sheet A23013 (S), annotated "Tafelbay-Jan. 1846.-Wallgr." designated by Athanasiadis 2017: figs 2, 3)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 30 November 2017 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 23 February 2024
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 February 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 April 2024
