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Phyllotylus flabellatus J.Agardh 1847

Classification:
Empire Eukaryota
Kingdom Plantae
Subkingdom Biliphyta
Infrakingdom Rhodaria
Phylum Rhodophyta
Subphylum Eurhodophytina
Class Florideophyceae
Subclass Rhodymeniophycidae
Order Gigartinales
Family Phyllophoraceae
Genus Phyllotylus

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Phyllotylus flabellatus J.Agardh
Cape of Good Hope, Cape Peninsula, South Africa. 18 Nov 2009. M.D. Guiry. © M.D. Guiry.

Phyllotylus flabellatus J.Agardh
South Africa. Robert Anderson. © Robert Anderson (Robert.Anderson@uct.ac.za).

Phyllotylus flabellatus J.Agardh
Kommetjie, Cape Peninsula, South Africa. 05 Sep 2005. Michael Guiry. © Michael Guiry (mike.guiry@nuigalway.ie).

 

Ulva flexuosa Wulfen

Trematocarpus flabellatus (J.Agardh) De Toni South Africa
© Robert Anderson (Robert.Anderson@uct.ac.za)

Publication details
Phyllotylus flabellatus J.Agardh 1847: 9, footnote

Published in: Agardh, J.G. (1847). Nya alger från Mexico. Öfversigt af Kongl. Vetenskaps-Adademiens Förhandlingar, Stockholm 4: 5-17.
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Type species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Phyllotylus is Phyllotylus membranifolius (Goodenough & Woodward) Kützing.

Status of name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Trematocarpus flabellatus (J.Agardh) De Toni

Type information
Type locality: Cape of Good Hope, South Africa (Sea Point, Cape Town) (Silva & al. 1996: 321). Notes: This type locality was first recorded by Simons (1983: 807, fig. 11).

Origin of species name
Adjective (Latin), flabellate, fan-shaped (Stearn 1983).

Synonym(s)
No synonyms are currently included in AlgaeBase.

General environment
This is a marine species.

No distributions recorded
No distributional records for this taxon have been recorded by AlgaeBase to date. Generally, recent national lists or extensive regional or state lists have been employed to give a general indication of distribution.

Created: 25 November 1998 by M.D. Guiry

Verified by: 23 September 2004 by M.D. Guiry

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Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2025. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 12 June 2025.

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