Platysiphonia caribaea D. L. Ballantine & M. J. Wynne 1985
Publication Details
Platysiphonia caribaea D. L. Ballantine & M. J. Wynne 1985: 459, figs 1-8
Published in: Ballantine, D.L. & Wynne, M.J. (1985). Platysiphonia and Apoglossum (Delesseriaceae, Rhodophyta) in the tropical western Atlantic. Phycologia 24: 459-465.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Platysiphonia is Platysiphonia miniata (C.Agardh) Børgesen.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: La Parguera, Puerto Rico; (Ballantine & Wynne 1985: 460) Holotype: D. L. Ballantine(172); March 30, 1979; growing on the sponde Verongia; MICH; MICH(1306612)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), of the Caribbean.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 25 June 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 04 December 2024
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Distributional note
Found in tidal pools in the Canary Islands, at 18-29 m off Puerto Rico, and ar 18-50 m off Bermuda (Schneider, 2000). - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
Francisco F. Pedroche in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 04 December 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 08 April 2025
