Electrophycus astroplethus Poinar & A.E.Brown, nom. inval. 2019
Publication Details
Electrophycus astroplethus Poinar & A.E.Brown, nom. inval. 2019: 324, figs. 1-12
Published in: Poinar, G.O. & Brown, A.E. (2019). A green algae (Chaetophorales: Chaetophoraceae) in Burmese amber. Historical Biology 33(3): 323-327, 12 figures.
Request PDFPublication date: 23 May 2019
Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Electrophycus.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Eophylica priscastellata C.Shi, Shuo Wang & M.S.Engel.
Source of Synonymy
Poinar, G.O. & Chambers, K.L. (2022). Additional fossil specimens of Eophylica (Rhamnaceae) in mid-Cretaceous amber from the Hukawng Valley, Myanmar. Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 16(1): 63-74, 7 figures.
Fossil
Described as a fossil.
Created: 25 July 2024 by E.A. Molinari Novoa.
Last updated: 11 February 2025
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Nomenclatural note
Invalid: None of the validating illustrations were identified as representing the type specimen. - (06 February 2025) - E.A. Molinari Novoa
Taxonomic note
Originally published as a chaetophoralean alga, reinterpreted as floral fragment of a rhamnaceous angiosperm. - (11 February 2025) - E.A. Molinari Novoa
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Citing AlgaeBase
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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 11 February 2025. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 09 June 2025
