Pterocladia pinnata (Hudson) Papenfuss 1950
Publication Details
Pterocladia pinnata (Hudson) Papenfuss 1950
Published in: Papenfuss, G.F. (1950). Review of the genera of algae described by Stackhouse. Hydrobiologia 2(3): 181-208.
Request PDFPublication date: 15 Feb 1950
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Pterocladia is Pterocladia lucida (R.Brown ex Turner) J.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Pterocladiella capillacea (S.G.Gmelin) Santelices & Hommersand.
Source of Synonymy
Santelices, B. (1999). Taxonomic status of the species originally ascribed to the genus Pterocladia (Gelidiales, Rhodophyta). In: Taxonomy of Economic Seaweeds with reference to some Pacific species Vol. VII. (Abbott, I.A. Eds) Vol.7, pp. 71-80. La Jolla, California: California Sea Grant College System.
Basionym
Fucus pinnatus Hudson
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), with leaflets arranged on each side of a common petiole.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 27 September 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 24 July 2015
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Taxonomic note
Although Papenfuss (1950) identified this alga with the entity currently known as Pterocladiella capillacea, Dixon (1960) pointed out that the description in the first edition of Hudson'’s Flora anglica referred to his material as being “membranous”, which this entity is not. No material of Hudson’'s plant has been found to date and the name cannot therefore be attributed. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 24 July 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 17 April 2025
