Thamnophora mertensii Greville 1830
Current name:
Plocamium mertensii (Greville) Harvey
Cape Peron, Western Australia; scale 1 mmJ.M. Huisman
Publication Details
Thamnophora mertensii Greville 1830: xlix
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Thamnophora is Thamnophora corallorhiza (Turner) C.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Plocamium mertensii (Greville) Harvey.
Type Information
Type locality: ad Novam Hollandiam; (Silva & al. 1996: 342) Lectotype: Fraser; Herb. Greville, E; (Womersley 1994: 385)
Origin of Species Name
(Latinised), named for Dr Mertens
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 19 December 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 22 July 2009
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 22 July 2009. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 May 2024
