Plocamium pacificum Kylin 1925
Current name:
Plocamium pacificum Kylin
Northern California - 09 March 2011. Wendell Wood (ww@oregonwild.org)
Publication Details
Plocamium pacificum Kylin 1925: 42, fig. 24 b
Published in: Kylin, H. (1925). The marine red algae in the vicinity of the Biological Station at Friday Harbor, Wash. Lunds Universitets Årsskrift, Ny Följd, Andra Afdelningen 21(9): 1-87, 47 figs.
Publication date: 1925
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Plocamium is Plocamium vulgare J.V.Lamouroux.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: south of False Bay, San Juan Island, Washington, USA; (INA 1996)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), pertaining to the Pacific Ocean.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 24 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 10 November 2021
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 10 November 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 November 2024