Herpothamnion pluma (Dillwyn) Nägeli 1862

Publication Details
Herpothamnion pluma (Dillwyn) Nägeli 1862: 351, 413

Published in: Nägeli, C. (1862 '1861'). Beiträge zur morphologie und systematik der Ceramiaceae. Sitzungsberichte der Königlichen Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu München 1861(2): 297-415, 30 figs, 1 pl.

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Type Species
A type species for this genus does not appear to have been designated.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Ptilothamnion pluma (Dillwyn) Thuret.

Basionym
Conferva pluma Dillwyn

Type Information
Type locality: Bantry Bay, Ireland; (Silva & al. 1996: 423) Lectotype: Miss Ellen Hutchins; BM-K; (Maggs & Hommersand 1993)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), the downy part of a feather, a small soft feather (Smith & Lockwood 1933).

Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 09 July 2009

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 09 July 2009. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 November 2024

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