Peyssonnelia caulescens Kützing 1847
Publication Details
Peyssonnelia caulescens Kützing 1847: 774 (as 'Peyssonelia')
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1847). Diagnosen einiger neuen ausländischen Algenspecies, welche sich in der Sammlung des Herrn Kammerdirectors Klenze in Laubach befinden. Flora 30: 773-776, no figs.
Request PDFPublication date: "28. December [1847]"
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Peyssonnelia is Peyssonnelia squamaria (S.G.Gmelin) Decaisne ex J.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Metamastophora flabellata (Sonder) Setchell.
Source of Synonymy
Silva, P.C., Basson, P.W. & Moe, R.L. (1996). Catalogue of the benthic marine algae of the Indian Ocean. University of California Publications in Botany 79: [i]-xiv, 1-1259.
Type Information
Type locality: "Ad "Port Natal": Gueinzius" [Port Natal (Durban), South Africa]; (Kützing 1847: 775)
Origin of Species Name
Participle (Latin), with a stem.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 02 August 2001 by Sandy Lawson.
Last updated: 06 July 2021
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Taxonomic note
Womersley (1996: 243) cites P. caulescens Kützing 1849: 694. - (17 April 2009) - G.M. Guiry
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 06 July 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 June 2025
