Blossevillea galapagensis (Piccone & Grunow) W.R.Taylor 1945
Publication Details
Blossevillea galapagensis (Piccone & Grunow) W.R.Taylor 1945: 112, pl. 23
Published in: Taylor, W.R. (1945). Pacific marine algae of the Allan Hancock Expeditions to the Galapagos Islands. Allan Hancock Pacific Expeditions 12: i-iv, 1-528, 3 figs, 100 pls.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Blossevillea is Blossevillea torulosa (R.Brown ex Turner) Decaisne.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Bifurcaria galapagensis (Piccone & Grunow) Womersley.
Basionym
Fucodium galapagense Piccone & Grunow
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 12 April 2000 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 05 December 2017
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 05 December 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 April 2024