Prionitis colensoi Hooker f. & Harvey 1855
Publication Details
Prionitis colensoi Hooker f. & Harvey 1855: 254, pl. CXX.A
Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1855). Algae. In: The botany of the Antarctic voyage of H.M. discovery ships Erebus and Terror, in the years 1839-1843, under the command of Captain Sir James Clark Ross.... II. Flora Novae-Zelandiae. Part II. Flowerless plants. (Hooker, J.D. Eds), pp. 211-266. London: Reeve.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Prionitis is Prionitis ligulata J.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Placentophora colensoi (Hooker f. & Harvey) Kraft.
Source of Synonymy
Kraft, G.T. (1976 '1975'). Morphology of Placentophora (Solieriaceae, Gigartinales: Rhodophyta), a new genus based on Sarcodiotheca colensoi from New Zealand. Journal of Phycology 11(4): 399-410.
Type Information
Type locality: New Zealand: near Cape Turnagain (Colenso); (INA 1996)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 10 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 10 October 2021
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Nomenclatural note
in J.D.Hooker 1855 (INA). - (27 January 2020) - G.M. Guiry
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 10 October 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 12 April 2025
