Chroolepus tenuis Zeller 1873
Current name:
Trentepohlia abietina (Flotow ex Kützing) Hansgirg
Jardin Botanique (Botanical Garden), Cayenen, French Guyana; forming orange mat at the base of Pinot Palm Tree (Euterpe oleracea) - 21 June 2006. Juan Lopez-Bautista (jlopez@ua.edu)
Publication Details
Chroolepus tenuis Zeller 1873: 191 (as 'tenue')
Published in: Zeller, G. (1873). Algae collected by Mr. S. Kurz in Arracan and British Burma, determined and systematically arranged by Dr. G. Zeller. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 42(2): 175-193.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Chroolepus is Chroolepus jolithus (Linnaeus) C.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Trentepohlia abietina (Flotow ex Kützing) Hansgirg.
Type Information
Type locality: Elephant Point, Pegu, Burma; (Silva & al. 1996: 909)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), thin, fine, slender (Stearn 1973).
Created: 11 September 2002 by Sandy Lawson.
Last updated: 20 March 2018
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 20 March 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2024
