Plocamium angustatum Kützing 1866
Current name:
Plocamium angustum (J.Agardh) Hooker f. & Harvey
Dog Point, Port Arthur, Tasmania; depth: 14 m; det. C. Sanderson - 15 December 2008. Francis Bunker (fbunker@marineseen.com)
Publication Details
Plocamium angustatum Kützing 1866: 17, pl. 48 c-e
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1866). Tabulae phycologicae; oder, Abbildungen der Tange. Vol. XVI pp. i-iii, 1-35, 100 pls. Nordhausen: Gedruckt auf kosten des Verfassers (in commission bei W. Köhne).
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Plocamium is Plocamium vulgare J.V.Lamouroux.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Plocamium angustum (J.Agardh) Hooker f. & Harvey.
Type Information
Type locality: Nov. Holl.; (INA 1996) Type: J.D. Hooker; (INA 1996) Notes: Data refer to Plocamium angustatum Hooker 1866: 17, pl. 48, fig. c-e (Index Nominum Algarum).
Origin of Species Name
Participle A (Latin), narrowed (Sreenivasa Rao 1965).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 22 September 2000 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 22 July 2009
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 22 July 2009. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 05 December 2024
