Nitophyllum minor (Sonder) Harvey 1849
Current name:
Acrosorium minus (Sonder) Kylin
Cottesloe, Western Australia; scale 500 µmJ.M. Huisman
Publication Details
Nitophyllum minor (Sonder) Harvey 1849: 119
Type 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 Acrosorium minus (Sonder) Kylin.
Basionym
Cryptopleura minor Sonder
Type Information
Type locality: Western Australia (Swan River); (Silva & al. 1996: 446) Type: Preiss; MEL; 603107 (Womersley 2003: 148) Notes: This type locality was first recorded by Harvey (1849: 119).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), smaller, inferior, lesser (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 28 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 27 January 2009
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 27 January 2009. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
