Callophycus serratus (Harvey ex Kützing) P.C.Silva 1957
Current name:
Callophycus serratus (Harvey ex Kützing) P.C.Silva
Hideaway Island, Vanuatu. -16m on a vertical reef wall - 20 June 2005. Kyatt Dixon (kyattdixon@gmail.com)
Publication Details
Callophycus serratus (Harvey ex Kützing) P.C.Silva 1957: 143
Published in: Silva, P.C. (1957). Remarks on algal nomenclature. Taxon 6: 141-145.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Callophycus is Callophycus dorsiferus (C.Agardh) P.C.Silva.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Thysanocladia serrata Harvey ex Kützing
Type Information
Type locality: Tonga; (South & Skelton 2003: 730) Notes: Friendly Islands: Harvey; in Sonder herb. (INA).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), serrated, saw-edged with teeth pointing forwards (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 05 April 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 03 February 2020
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 03 February 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
