Pterigospermum majus (Kützing) Kuntze 1891
Publication Details
Pterigospermum majus (Kützing) Kuntze 1891: 914
Published in: Kuntze, O. (1891). Revisio generum plantarum. Vol. 2 pp. 375-1011. Leipzig, London, Milan, New York, Paris: Arthur Felix, Dulau & Co., U. Hoepli, Gust. E. Stechert, Charles Klincksieck.
Request PDFPublication date: 5 November 1891
Type Species
A type species for this genus does not appear to have been designated.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Sonderopelta capensis (Montagne) Krayesky.
Source of Synonymy
Krayesky, D.M., Norris, J.N., Gabrielson, P.W., Gabriela, D. & Fredericq, S. (2009). A new order of red algae based on the Peyssonneliaceae, with an evaluation of the ordinal classification of the Florideophyceae (Rhodophyta). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 122(3): 364-391, 7 figures, 2 tables.
Basionym
Peyssonnelia major Kützing
Type Information
Type locality: Ad "port Natal" Africae austr. legit Gueinzius" [Port Natal (Durban), South Africa]; (Kützing 1847: 774)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 11 June 2001 by Sandy Lawson.
Last updated: 11 June 2014
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 11 June 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 November 2024
