Phacelocarpus peperocarpos (Poiret) M.J.Wynne, Ardré & P.C.Silva 1993
Publication Details
Phacelocarpus peperocarpos (Poiret) M.J.Wynne, Ardré & P.C.Silva 1993: 41, figs 1-6 (as 'pepricarpos')
Published in: Wynne, M.J., Ardré, F. & Silva, P.C. (1993). The identity of Fucus peperocarpos Poiret. Cryptogamie Algologie 14(1): 37-42, 6 figs.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Phacelocarpus is Phacelocarpus tortuosus Endlicher & Diesing.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Fucus peperocarpos Poiret
Type Information
Type locality: "les côtes de l'Ile-de-France [Mauritius] ou de Madagascar. (V. s. in herb P. Th.)"; (Poiret 1808: 384) Lectotype (Tasmania; designated by Wynne & al. 1993: 38): CN; (Wynne & al. 1993: 38) Notes: "Circumstantial evidence suggests that the provenance of Poiret's collection was Australia rather than the Indian Ocean" Wynne & al. (1993). According to Womersley (1994: 402) the type is "...probably based on Labillardiere collections from SE
Tasmania (the main region he visited within the known distribution of the species)."
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Habitat
Mainly in deep water on rough-water coasts (Womersley 1994: 402).
Created: 19 January 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 05 April 2021
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 05 April 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
