Ptilota pinnatifolia Suhr 1834

Publication Details
Ptilota pinnatifolia Suhr 1834: 732, pl. II: fig. 18

Published in: Suhr, J.N. von (1834). Übersicht der Algen, welche von Hrn. Ecklon an der südafrikanischen Küste gefunden worden sind. Flora 17(46, 47): 721-735, 737-743, pls I, II (figs. 1-21).

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Ptilota is Ptilota plumosa C.Agardh.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Dipterocladia pinnatifolia (Suhr) Y.S.D.M.de Jong.

Source of Synonymy
Kang, J.C., Yang, M.Y., Oh, Y.K. & Kim, M.S. (2024). First record of a cylindrical Dipterocladia (Ceramiales, Delesseriaceae), D. cylindrica sp. nov., from Korea based on morphological and molecular analyses. Botanica Marina 67(1): 31-43.

Type Information
Type locality: "Algoa-Bai" [Algoa Bay, Cape Province, South Africa]; (Suhr 1834: 732) Lectotype (fide Papenfuus, J. S. afr. Bot. 34: 270. 1968): Ecklon; KIEL; (INA 1996)

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 17 November 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 12 July 2024

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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 July 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 14 November 2024

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