MSBIAS taxon details
Pneophyllum fragile Kützing, 1843
145206 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:145206)
accepted
Species
Pneophyllum lejolisii (Rosanoff) Y.M.Chamberlain, 1983 · unaccepted (synonym)
Pneophyllum microsporum (Rosenvinge) Y.M.Chamberlain, 1983 · unaccepted (synonym)
marine
Kützing, F. T. (1843). Phycologia generalis oder Anatomie, Physiologie und Systemkunde der Tange. Mit 80 farbig gedruckten Tafeln, gezeichnet und gravirt vom Verfasser. pp. [part 1]: [i]-xxxii, [1]-142, [part 2:] 143-458, 1, err.], pls 1-80. Leipzig: F.A. Brockhaus. [details]
Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2026). AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway (taxonomic information republished from AlgaeBase with permission of M.D. Guiry). Pneophyllum fragile Kützing, 1843. Accessed through: The UK Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (2026) Marine Species of Britain, Ireland and Adjacent Seas (MSBIAS): a checklist of species derived from the UNICORN and Marine Recorder applications at: https://www.marinespecies.org/msbias/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=145206 on 2026-02-10
The UK Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (2026). Marine Species of Britain, Ireland and Adjacent Seas (MSBIAS): a checklist of species derived from the UNICORN and Marine Recorder applications. Pneophyllum fragile Kützing, 1843. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/msbias/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=145206 on 2026-02-10
original description
Kützing, F. T. (1843). Phycologia generalis oder Anatomie, Physiologie und Systemkunde der Tange. Mit 80 farbig gedruckten Tafeln, gezeichnet und gravirt vom Verfasser. pp. [part 1]: [i]-xxxii, [1]-142, [part 2:] 143-458, 1, err.], pls 1-80. Leipzig: F.A. Brockhaus. [details]
context source (Bermuda) Schneider, C. W. (2003). An annotated checklist and bibliography of the marine macroalgae of the Bermuda Islands. Nova Hedwigia, 76(3-4): 275-361 [details]
basis of record Guiry, M.D. (2001). Macroalgae of Rhodophycota, Phaeophycota, Chlorophycota, and two genera of Xanthophycota, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 20-38 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Linkletter, L. E. (1977). A checklist of marine fauna and flora of the Bay of Fundy. <em>Huntsman Marine Laboratory, St. Andrews, N.B.</em> 68: p. [details]
additional source Sears, J.R. (ed.). 1998. NEAS keys to the benthic marine algae of the northeastern coast of North America from Long Island Sound to the Strait of Belle Isle. Northeast Algal Society. 163 p. [details]
additional source Fredericq, S., T. O. Cho, S. A. Earle, C. F. Gurgel, D. M. Krayesky, L. E. Mateo-Cid, A. C. Mendoza-González, J. N. Norris, and A. M. Suárez. 2009. Seaweeds of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 187–259 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. I. Biodiversity, pp. 187-259. Texas A&M Univ. Press. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
additional source Silva, P. C.; Basson, P. W.; Moe, R. L. (1996). Catalogue of the benthic marine algae of the Indian Ocean. <em>University of California Publications in Botany.</em> 79: 1-1259., available online at https://books.google.be/books?hl=pt-PT&lr=&id=vtBdDwAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PR11&dq=Catalogue+of+the+benthic+marine+algae+of+the+Indian+Ocean&ots=FL-YOKu8Cx&sig=3PmT926F1rNHQTf1AhDeY-ztmu4#v=onepage&q=Catalogue%20of%20the%20benthic%20marine%20algae%20of%20the%20 [details]
additional source Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2025). AlgaeBase. <em>World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway.</em> searched on YYYY-MM-DD., available online at http://www.algaebase.org [details]
context source (Bermuda) Schneider, C. W. (2003). An annotated checklist and bibliography of the marine macroalgae of the Bermuda Islands. Nova Hedwigia, 76(3-4): 275-361 [details]
basis of record Guiry, M.D. (2001). Macroalgae of Rhodophycota, Phaeophycota, Chlorophycota, and two genera of Xanthophycota, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 20-38 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Linkletter, L. E. (1977). A checklist of marine fauna and flora of the Bay of Fundy. <em>Huntsman Marine Laboratory, St. Andrews, N.B.</em> 68: p. [details]
additional source Sears, J.R. (ed.). 1998. NEAS keys to the benthic marine algae of the northeastern coast of North America from Long Island Sound to the Strait of Belle Isle. Northeast Algal Society. 163 p. [details]
additional source Fredericq, S., T. O. Cho, S. A. Earle, C. F. Gurgel, D. M. Krayesky, L. E. Mateo-Cid, A. C. Mendoza-González, J. N. Norris, and A. M. Suárez. 2009. Seaweeds of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 187–259 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. I. Biodiversity, pp. 187-259. Texas A&M Univ. Press. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
additional source Silva, P. C.; Basson, P. W.; Moe, R. L. (1996). Catalogue of the benthic marine algae of the Indian Ocean. <em>University of California Publications in Botany.</em> 79: 1-1259., available online at https://books.google.be/books?hl=pt-PT&lr=&id=vtBdDwAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PR11&dq=Catalogue+of+the+benthic+marine+algae+of+the+Indian+Ocean&ots=FL-YOKu8Cx&sig=3PmT926F1rNHQTf1AhDeY-ztmu4#v=onepage&q=Catalogue%20of%20the%20benthic%20marine%20algae%20of%20the%20 [details]
additional source Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2025). AlgaeBase. <em>World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway.</em> searched on YYYY-MM-DD., available online at http://www.algaebase.org [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Published in AlgaeBase 
Published in AlgaeBase (from synonym Pneophyllum microsporum (Rosenvinge) Y.M.Chamberlain, 1983)
Published in AlgaeBase (from synonym Pneophyllum lejolisii (Rosanoff) Y.M.Chamberlain, 1983)
To Barcode of Life
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Pneophyllum microsporum (Rosenvinge) Y.M.Chamberlain, 1983)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Pneophyllum lejolisii (Rosanoff) Y.M.Chamberlain, 1983)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Pneophyllum fragile)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Pneophyllum lejolisii (Rosanoff) Y.M.Chamberlain, 1983)
To PESI (from synonym Pneophyllum microsporum (Rosenvinge) Y.M.Chamberlain, 1983)
To ITIS
Published in AlgaeBase
(from synonym Pneophyllum microsporum (Rosenvinge) Y.M.Chamberlain, 1983)Published in AlgaeBase
(from synonym Pneophyllum lejolisii (Rosanoff) Y.M.Chamberlain, 1983)To Barcode of Life
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Pneophyllum microsporum (Rosenvinge) Y.M.Chamberlain, 1983)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Pneophyllum lejolisii (Rosanoff) Y.M.Chamberlain, 1983)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Pneophyllum fragile)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Pneophyllum lejolisii (Rosanoff) Y.M.Chamberlain, 1983)
To PESI (from synonym Pneophyllum microsporum (Rosenvinge) Y.M.Chamberlain, 1983)
To ITIS