Pylaiella penicilliformis Kjellman 1906
Publication Details
Pylaiella penicilliformis Kjellman 1906: 8, pl. 2: figs 5-7
Published in: Kjellman, F.R. (1906). Zur Kenntnis der marinen Algenflora von Jan Mayen. Arkiv für Botanik, Uppsala 5(14): 1-30.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Pylaiella is Pylaiella littoralis (Linnaeus) Kjellman.
Status of Name
The taxonomic or nomenclatural status (or both) of this entity is in some way unresolved and requires further investigation.
Type Information
TYpe locality: Jan Mayen;
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), shaped like a pencil or an artist’s camel-hair brush (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 01 September 1996 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 04 November 2021
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 04 November 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
