Pterocladia lucida (R.Brown ex Turner) J.Agardh 1851
Current name:
Pterocladia lucida (R.Brown ex Turner) J.Agardh
Rottnest Island, Western Australia.John Huisman (j.huisman@murdoch.edu.au)
Publication Details
Pterocladia lucida (R.Brown ex Turner) J.Agardh 1851: 483-484
Published in: Agardh, J.G. (1851). Species genera et ordines algarum, seu descriptiones succinctae specierum, generum et ordinum, quibus algarum regnum constituitur. Volumen secundum: algas florideas complectens. Part 2, fasc. 1. pp. 337 [bis]-351 [bis] 352-506. Lundae [Lund]: C.W.K. Gleerup.
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Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Pterocladia.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Fucus lucidus R.Brown ex Turner
Type Information
Type locality: southern Australia; (Silva & al. 1996: 145) Holotype: Brown; BM; (Womersley & Guiry 1994: 137) Notes: According to Womersley & Guiry (1994: 137) the type is from "S coast of N. Holl.".
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), shining.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Habitat
A common subtidal species on rough-water coasts (Womersley & Guiry 1994: 137).
Created: 29 December 1997 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 03 June 2021
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 03 June 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
