Fauchea galapagensis W.R.Taylor 1945
Publication Details
Fauchea galapagensis W.R.Taylor 1945: 246, 247: pl. 82: figs 1, 2
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.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Fauchea is Fauchea repens (C.Agardh) Montagne & Bory.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Gloiocladia galapagensis (W.R.Taylor) N.Sánchez & Rodríguez-Prieto.
Type Information
Type locality: off Post Office Bay, I. Santa María, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador; (Taylor 1945: 246, 247) Type: W.R. Taylor no. 34-375; 29 January 1934; Hancock Foundation; (Taylor 1945: 246, 247) Notes: Type (cystocarpic) dredged from 55 m off Post Office Bay ; ibid., dredged from a rocky bottom at 37-55 m near an islet in Gardner Bay, I. Española, no 34-413 (spermatangial), 31 Jan. 1934 (Taylor, 1945).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 24 May 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 26 November 2007
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 26 November 2007. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2024
