Pterothamnion abietinum (Reinsch) Athanasiadis, nom. inval. 1996

Publication Details
Pterothamnion abietinum (Reinsch) Athanasiadis, nom. inval. 1996: 69

Published in: Athanasiadis, A. (1996). Morphology and classification of the Ceramioideae (Rhodophyta) based on phylogenetic principles. Opera Botanica 128: [1]-216, 108 figs.

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Pterothamnion is Pterothamnion plumula (J.Ellis) Nägeli.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Pterothamnion crispum (Ducluzeau) Nägeli.

Basionym
Callithamnion abietinum Reinsch

Type Information
Type locality: "in Dictyota. Tergeste mare adriaticum, mare mediterraneum." [Trieste, Italy]; (Reinsch 1875: 48) Notes: Attanasiadis (1996: 69) notes that a type has not been designated.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), resembling fir trees (Neal 1993).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 08 October 2015

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 08 October 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024

 
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