Pterothamnion francisianum (Wollaston) Athanasiadis & Kraft 1994
Publication Details
Pterothamnion francisianum (Wollaston) Athanasiadis & Kraft 1994: 130
Published in: Athanasiadis, A. & Kraft, G.T. (1994). Description of Pterothamnion squarrulosum (Harvey) comb. nov. from south-eastern Australia and southern New Zealand, with a taxonomic re-assessment of the genera Pterothamnion, Platythamnion and Glandothamnus (Ceramiaceae, Rhodophyta). European Journal of Phycology 29: 119-133, 27 figs, 1 table.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Pterothamnion is Pterothamnion plumula (J.Ellis) Nägeli.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Platythamnion francisianum Wollaston
Type Information
Type locality: Isles of St Francis, South Australia; (Athanasiadis 1996: 73) Holotype: sw face, 55 m depth; AD; A38087 (Athanasiadis 1996: 73) Notes: Type locality: St Francis I., Isles of St Francis, S. Australia; 55 m deep (Shepherd, 9 January 1971); holotype in AD, A38087 (Womersley 1998: 142).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 15 June 2001 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 08 October 2015
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 08 October 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 05 January 2025
