Nitophyllum versicolor Harvey 1841
Publication Details
Nitophyllum versicolor Harvey 1841: 59
Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1841). A manual of the British algae: containing generic and specific descriptions of the known British species of sea-weeds and of Confervae both marine and fresh-water. pp. [i-v]-lvii, [1]-229. London: John Van Voorst.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Nitophyllum is Nitophyllum punctatum (Stackhouse) Greville.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Drachiella heterocarpa (Chauvin ex Duby) Maggs & Hommersand.
Type Information
Type locality: Ilfracombe [Devon, England]: Mrs Griffiths; (Harvey 1841: 59) Type: TCD?;
Origin of Species Name
Adjective B (Latin), changing colour, variously coloured (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 25 December 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 08 November 2011
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 08 November 2011. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 April 2024
