Platoma bairdii (Farlow) Kuckuck 1912
Publication Details
Platoma bairdii (Farlow) Kuckuck 1912: 190
Published in: Kuckuck, P. (1912). Ueber Platoma bairdii (Farl.) Kck.. In: Beiträge zur kenntnis der meeresalgen. (Kuckuck, P. Eds), pp. 187-209.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Platoma is Platoma cyclocolpum (Montagne) F.Schmitz.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Tsengia bairdii (Farlow) K.C.Fan & Y.P.Fan.
Source of Synonymy
Fan, K.C. & Fan, Y.P. (1962). Studies on the reproductive organs of red algae I. Tsengia and the development of its reproductive systems. Acta Botanica Sinica 10: 187-196, 2 pls [un-numbered pages]. [in Chinese with Enlgish summary]
Basionym
Nemastoma bairdii Farlow
Type Information
Type locality: Gay Head; (Dixon & Irvine 1977: 173) Holotype: FH; (Dixon & Irvine 1977: 173)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 30 November 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 02 August 2017
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 02 August 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 April 2025
