Plocamium telfairiae (W.J.Hooker & Harvey) Harvey ex Kützing 1849

Publication Details
Plocamium telfairiae (W.J.Hooker & Harvey) Harvey ex Kützing 1849: 885

Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1849). Species algarum. pp. [i]-vi, [1]-922. Lipsiae [Leipzig]: F.A. Brockhaus.

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Publication date: 23-24 July 1849

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

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Basionym
Thamnophora telfairiae W.J.Hooker & Harvey

Type Information
Type locality: Mauritius; (Silva & al. 1996: 344) Type: Mrs. Telfair; (INA 1996)

Eponomy
Named for Annabella Telfair (d. 1832), botanical artist and collector, wife of Charles Telfair (1778-1833), Irish botanist and founder of the botanical gardens in Mauritius.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 20 January 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 07 February 2024

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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 07 February 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 27 November 2024

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