Bryopsis gasparrinii Meneghini 1844
Publication Details
Bryopsis gasparrinii Meneghini 1844: 303
Published in: Meneghini, G. (1844). Algarum species novae vel minus notae a Prof. J. Meneghini propositae. Giornale Botanico Italiano Anno 1 Tomo 1(1): 296-306.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Bryopsis is Bryopsis pennata J.V.Lamouroux.
Status of Name
The taxonomic or nomenclatural status (or both) of this entity is in some way unresolved and requires further investigation.
Eponomy
Named for the collector, Gasparrini, probably Guglielmo Gasparrini (1803–1866), Italian botanist.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 03 July 2015
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Taxonomic note
Taxon inquirendum (Cormaci, Furnari & Alongi 2014: 200), who write "This species was described from Palermo (Sicily) by Meneghini (1844: 303). Ardissone (1886) considered it as conspecific with Bryopsis myura J. Agardh (=Pseudobryopsis myura); conversely, according to Pignatti (1962b: 42) it is conspecific with B. muscosa. - (03 July 2015) - M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 03 July 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 03 June 2025
