Plocamium cartilagineum subsp. pacificum (Kylin) P.C.Silva 1979

Publication Details
Plocamium cartilagineum subsp. pacificum (Kylin) P.C.Silva 1979: 321

Published in: Silva, P.C. (1979). The benthic algal flora of central San Francisco Bay. In: San Francisco Bay: the Urbanized Estuary. (Conomos, T.J. Eds), pp. 287-345. San Francisco: Pacific Division, American Association for the Advancement of Science.

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Plocamium is Plocamium vulgare J.V.Lamouroux.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Plocamium pacificum Kylin.

Source of Synonymy
Saunders, G.W. & Lehmkuhl, K.V. (2005). Molecular divergence and morphological diversity among four cryptic species of Plocamium (Plocamiales, Florideophyceae) in northern Europe. European Journal of Phycology 40: 293-312.

Basionym
Plocamium pacificum Kylin

Type Information
Type locality: south of False Bay, San Juan Island, Washington, USA; (INA 1996)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), cartilaginous, flexible but firm and tough (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 30 September 2001 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 09 July 2016

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 09 July 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 December 2024

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