Pylaiella fulvescens Bornet 1889
Current name:
Bachelotia antillarum (Grunow) Gerloff
MDP1851, herbarium specimen: Tamarindo, Guánica, epiphytic on Rhizophora. Puerto Rico. Scale bar = 2.0 cm. - 09 December 2021. CC BY-NC 4.0
Publication Details
Pylaiella fulvescens Bornet 1889: 8, pl. 1
Published in: Bornet, É. (1889). Note sur l'Ectocarpus (Pylaiella) fulvescens Thuret. Revue Générale de Botanique 1: 5-10, 1 plate.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Pylaiella is Pylaiella littoralis (Linnaeus) Kjellman.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Bachelotia antillarum (Grunow) Gerloff.
Type Information
Syntype localities: Morocco; Biarritz, France; (Silva & al. 1996: 572)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), becoming tawny, somewhat tawny [yellowish-brown] (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 14 March 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 12 May 2015
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 May 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 April 2024
