Platythamnion plumula var. crispum (Ducluzeau) Hauck, nom. inval. 1985

Publication Details
Platythamnion plumula var. crispum (Ducluzeau) Hauck, nom. inval. 1985

Published in: Gallardo, T., Gómez Garreta, A., Ribera, M.A., Alvarez, M. & Conde, F. (1985). A preliminary checklist of Iberian benthic marine algae. pp. 83. Madrid: Real Jardín Botánico.

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Platythamnion is Platythamnion heteromorphum (J.Agardh) J.Agardh.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Pterothamnion crispum (Ducluzeau) Nägeli.

Source of Synonymy
Nägeli, C. (1862 '1861'). Beiträge zur morphologie und systematik der Ceramiaceae. Sitzungsberichte der Königlichen Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu München 1861(2): 297-415, 30 figs, 1 pl.

Basionym
Ceramium crispum Ducluzeau

Type Information
Type locality: "Ce petit Ceramium croît à Sette sur les rochers; je l'ai ramassé dan le mois de juin." [Sète, France]; (Athanasiadis 1996: 69) Neotype: G; IG110783 (Maggs & Hommersand 1993: 23) Notes: A specimen said to have been discovered by Athanasiadis (pers. comm. in Maggs & Hommersand, 1993) is said by the authors to have priority over the neotype from Banyuls-sur-mer, France, designated by Athanasiadis (1985, fig. 12.). However, Athanasiadis (1996: 69) retains the neotype.

Origin of Species Name
Noun (Latin), diminutive of "pluma", a wing; plumule (Brown 1946).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 16 December 1997 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 08 October 2015

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 08 October 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 November 2024

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