Etymology:La.mel.lo.phy’cus.L. fem. n.lamella, a small plate; Gr. neut. n.phŷkos, seaweed; N.L. masc. n.Lamellophycus, a lamellar 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: 2 Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 2 Total number of child taxa: 2