Etymology:An.ga.ro.phy’cus.Gr. masc. n.angaros, courier; Gr. neut. n.phŷkos, seaweed; N.L. masc. n.Angarophycus, probably meaning a courier alga (botanical tradition treats gender of phycus as masculine)
Valid publication:
Vologdin AG. Drevnejshie vodorosli SSSR [Ancient Algae of the USSR]. Izdatel'stvo Akademii Nauk SSSR. [in Russian], Moscow, 1962.
Nomenclatural status:
validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
Taxonomic status:
correct name
Subdivision:
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 1 Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 1 Total number of child taxa: 1