Beckerella mediterranea H.Huvé 1962
Publication Details
Beckerella mediterranea H.Huvé 1962: 45, figs 1-7, 9
Published in: Huvé, H. (1962). Une nouvelle Gelididacée du genre Beckerella Kylin en Méditerranée orientale: Beckerella mediterranea, nov. sp. Revue Générale Botanique 69: 32-52.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Beckerella is Beckerella pinnatifida (J.Agardh) Kylin.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Ptilophora dentata (Kützing) Alongi, Cormaci & G. Furnari.
Source of Synonymy
Cormaci, M., Furnari, G. & Alongi, G. (2020). Flora marina bentonica del Mediterraneo: Rhodophyta - Rhodymeniophycidae I. Acrosymphytales, Bonnemaisoniales, Gelidiales,
Gigartinales, Gracilariales. Bollettino Accademia Gioenia di Scienze Naturali di Catania 53(38): 11-346, incl. 55 pls.
Type Information
Isotype locality: Cape Matapan, Southern Peloponnesus, Greece; (Tronchin, Freshwater & Bolton 2003: 82)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), Mediterranean Sea (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 07 January 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 09 March 2020
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 09 March 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
