Plocaria polymorpha P.Crouan & H.Crouan 1868
Publication Details
Plocaria polymorpha P.Crouan & H.Crouan 1868: 32
Published in: Mazé, H. (1868). Hydrophytes de la Guyane Française: nomenclature générale des plantes cellulaires de la Guyane recueillies par divers de 1835 a 1868. pp. iii + 41, no fig. Basse-Terre (Guadeloupe).
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Plocaria is Plocaria candida Nees.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Gracilaria domingensis (Kützing) Sonder ex Dickie.
Type Information
Type locality: French Guiana: Cayenne: Iles du Salut; (INA 1996) Type: Schramm & Mazé 100, 111, 143; (INA 1996)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), polymorphous, polymorphic; variable in form (Brown 1954).
Created: 09 February 2008 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 31 January 2017
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 31 January 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 November 2024
