Ptilothamnion polysporum Gordon-Mills & Wollaston 1984
Publication Details
Ptilothamnion polysporum Gordon-Mills & Wollaston 1984: 293, figs. 2-6, 9-11
Published in: Wollaston, E.M. (1984). Species of Ceramiaceae (Rhodophyta) recorded from the International Indian Ocean Expedition, 1962. Phycologia 23: 281-299, 30 figs.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Ptilothamnion is Ptilothamnion pluma (Dillwyn) Thuret.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: St. Michaels-on-the-Sea, Natal, South Africa; (Wollaston 1984: 293) Holotype: G.F. Papenfuss & R.F. Scagel XXXV-116; 2.xi.1972; UC; (Wollaston 1984: 293)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 23 January 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 13 March 2009
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 13 March 2009. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 27 November 2024