Pterocladia okamurae (Setchell & N.L.Gardner) W.R.Taylor 1945
Publication Details
Pterocladia okamurae (Setchell & N.L.Gardner) W.R.Taylor 1945: 161 (okamurai)
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 Pterocladia is Pterocladia lucida (R.Brown ex Turner) J.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Pterocladiella capillacea (S.G.Gmelin) 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.
Basionym
Gelidium okamurae Setchell & N.L.Gardner
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 29 December 2001 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 12 December 2005
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 December 2005. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 04 December 2024
