Carpopeltis prolifera (Hariot) Kawaguchi & Masuda 1984
Current name: Polyopes prolifer (Hariot) Kawaguchi & WangYukihiko Serisawa (serisawa@scc.u-tokai.ac.jp)
Publication Details
Carpopeltis prolifera (Hariot) Kawaguchi & Masuda 1984: 232, figs 1-3
Published in: Kawaguchi, S. & Masuda, M. (1984). The identity of Gigartina prolifera Hariot (Rhodophyta). Japanese Journal of Phycology 32: 227-233, 3 figs.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Carpopeltis is Carpopeltis phyllophora (Hooker f. & Harvey) F.Schmitz.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Polyopes prolifer (Hariot) Kawaguchi & Wang.
Basionym
Gigartina prolifera Hariot
Type Information
Type locality: Japan: Kanagawa Pref.: Yokosuka; (Index Nominum Algarum)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), producing offsets, bearing progeny as offshoots (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 22 March 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 27 September 2006
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 27 September 2006. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 April 2024