Brachynema littorale Ercegovic 1931

Publication Details
Brachynema littorale Ercegovic 1931

Published in: Ercegovic, A. (1931). Podocapsa et Brachynema, deux genres nouveaux Chamaesiphonales de la côte adriatique de Dalmatie. Acta botanica Instituti Botanici Universitatis Zagrebiensis 6: 33-37.

Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Brachynema.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Ercegovicia littoralis (Ercegovic) G.De Toni.

Source of Synonymy
Komárek, J. & Anagnostidis, K. (1999 '1998'). Cyanoprokaryota. 1. Chroococcales. In: Süßwasserflora von Mitteleuropa. Begründet von A. Pascher. Band 19/1. (Ettl, H., Gärtner, G., Heynig, H. & Mollenhauer, D. Eds), pp. 1-548. Heidelberg & Berlin: Spektrum, Akademischer Verlag.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), pertaining to the shore (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 29 August 2002 by Elizabeth Moran.

Last updated: 22 May 2014

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 22 May 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 07 June 2025