Pterocladia pyramidalis (N.L.Gardner) E.Y.Dawson 1945
Publication Details
Pterocladia pyramidalis (N.L.Gardner) E.Y.Dawson 1945: 93 (as 'pyramidale')
Published in: Dawson, E.Y. (1945). Notes on Pacific coast marine algae. III. Madroño 8(3): 93-97.
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. & Hommersand, M. (1997). Pterocladiella, a new genus in the Gelidiaceae (Gelidiales, Rhodophyta). Phycologia 36: 114-119.
Basionym
Gelidium pyramidale N.L.Gardner
Type Information
Type locality: La Jolla, California; (Gardner 1927: 273) Type: Growing on rocks in the upper sublittoral belt; Herb. Univ. Calif.; 77876 (Gardner 1927: 273)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), pyramid-shaped (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 02 July 2001 by Elizabeth Moran.
Last updated: 29 November 2014
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 29 November 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 04 December 2024
