Pterocladia tropica E.Y.Dawson 1959
Publication Details
Pterocladia tropica E.Y.Dawson 1959: 40-42, figs. 21a-d
Published in: Dawson, E.Y. (1959). Changes in Palmyra Atoll and its vegetation through the activities of man, 1913-1958. Pacific Naturalist 1(2): 3-51, 23 figures.
Request PDFPublication date: 4 February 1959
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Pterocladia is Pterocladia lucida (R.Brown ex Turner) J.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Pterocladiella caerulescens (Kützing) Santelices & Hommersand.
Source of Synonymy
Santelices, B. (1999). Taxonomic status of the species originally ascribed to the genus Pterocladia (Gelidiales, Rhodophyta). In: Taxonomy of Economic Seaweeds with reference to some Pacific species Vol. VII. (Abbott, I.A. Eds) Vol.7, pp. 71-80. La Jolla, California: California Sea Grant College System.
Type Information
Type locality: Palmyra Atoll; Holotype: E.Y. Dawson 19458; 19.x.1958; UC;
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 11 November 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 10 January 2007
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 10 January 2007. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 07 January 2025
