Rytiphlaea complanata (Clemente) C.Agardh 1817

Publication Details
Rytiphlaea complanata (Clemente) C.Agardh 1817: xxv

Published in: Agardh, C.A. (1817). Synopsis algarum Scandinaviae, adjecta dispositione universali algarum. pp. [i]-xl, [1]-135. Lundae [Lund]: Ex officina Berlingiana.

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Publication date: Mai-Dec 1817 (p. vii: i Mai 1817)

Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Rytiphlaea is Rytiphlaea purpurea C.Agardh.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Pterosiphonia complanata (Clemente) Falkenberg.

Basionym
Fucus complanatus Clemente

Type Information
Type locality: "Cir. Tarifa" [Cádiz, Andalusia, Spain]; (Clemente 1807: 316) Lectotype: MA; Algae 1464 (Cremades 1993: fig. 4b)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), flattened out, usually in one plane (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 25 January 2003 by Andy Taylor.

Last updated: 26 January 2017

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 26 January 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 April 2024

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