Pleonosporium complanatum W.R.Taylor 1945
Publication Details
Pleonosporium complanatum W.R.Taylor 1945: 267, 268
Published in: Taylor, W.R. (1945). Pacific marine algae of the Allan Hancock Expeditions to the Galapagos Islands. Allan Hancock Pacific Expeditions 12: i-iv, 1-528, 3 figs, 100 pls.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Pleonosporium is Pleonosporium borreri (Smith) Nägeli.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: Academy Bay, I. Santa Cruz, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador; (Taylor 1945: 267, 268) Type: W.R. Taylor no. 34-312; 20 January 1934; Hancock Foundation; (Taylor 1945: 267, 268) Notes: Type (tetrasporic) dredged in some quantity off Academy Bay.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), flattened out, usually in one plane (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 03 June 2004 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 23 November 2016
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 November 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 November 2024
