Derbesia minima Funk, nom. illeg. 1955
Publication Details
Derbesia minima Funk, nom. illeg. 1955: 24
Published in: Funk, G. (1955). Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Meeresalgen von Neapel: Zugleich mikrophotographischer Atlas. Pubblicazioni della Stazione Zoologica di Napoli 25(Suppl.): i-x , 1-178, 36 figs.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Derbesia is Derbesia marina (Lyngbye) Solier.
Status of Name
The taxonomic or nomenclatural status (or both) of this entity is in some way unresolved and requires further investigation.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), very little, very least (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 13 January 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 20 July 2015
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Nomenclatural note
Illegitimate: later homonym of Derbesia minima Weber-van Bosse, 1913. - (10 May 2009) - M.D. Guiry
Taxonomic note
Cormaci, Furnari & Alongi (2014: 263) consider this a taxon inquirendum. - (20 July 2015) - M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 20 July 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 February 2025