Plocamium rigidum Bory 1834
Current name:
Plocamium rigidum Bory
Olifantsbos, Cape Peninsula, South AfricaM.D. Guiry
Publication Details
Plocamium rigidum Bory 1834: 164
Published in: BĂ©langer, C. & Bory de Saint-Vincent, J.B.G.M. (1834). Voyage aux Indes-Orientales. Botanique IIe Partie. Cryptogamie. pp. 1-192. Paris: A. Bertrand.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Plocamium is Plocamium vulgare J.V.Lamouroux.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: Cape of Good Hope, South Africa; (Silva & al. 1996: 343)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), rigid (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 20 January 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 20 March 2023
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 20 March 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 05 December 2024