Platythamnion crispum (Ducluzeau) Feldmann 1937

Pterothamnion crispum (Ducluzeau) Nägeli

Current name: Pterothamnion crispum (Ducluzeau) Nägeli
Falmouth, Cornwall, England - 03 July 2016. David Fenwick (davidfenwicksnr@googlemail.com)

Publication Details
Platythamnion crispum (Ducluzeau) Feldmann 1937: 276

Published in: Feldmann, J. (1937). Les algues marines de la côte des Albères. I-III. Cyanophycées, Chlorophycées, Phaéophycées. Revue Algologique 9: 141(bis)-148(bis); 149-335, 67 figs, pls 8-17.

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Platythamnion is Platythamnion heteromorphum (J.Agardh) J.Agardh.

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

Basionym
Ceramium crispum Ducluzeau

Type Information
Type locality: "Ce petit Ceramium croît à Sette sur les rochers; je l'ai ramassé dan le mois de juin." [Sète, France]; (Athanasiadis 1996: 69) Neotype: G; IG110783 (Maggs & Hommersand 1993: 23) Notes: A specimen said to have been discovered by Athanasiadis (pers. comm. in Maggs & Hommersand, 1993) is said by the authors to have priority over the neotype from Banyuls-sur-mer, France, designated by Athanasiadis (1985, fig. 12.). However, Athanasiadis (1996: 69) retains the neotype.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), crisped, irregularly waved and twisted (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 08 December 1998 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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