Ptilota sericea Harvey 1848
Publication Details
Ptilota sericea Harvey 1848: pl. CXCI [191]
Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1848). Phycologia britannica, or, a history of British sea-weeds: containing coloured figures, generic and specific characters, synonymes, and descriptions of all the species of algae inhabiting the shores of the British Islands. pp. text with plates, pls CXLV-CCXVI [145-216]. London: Reeve & Benham.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Ptilota is Ptilota plumosa C.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Plumaria plumosa (Hudson) Kuntze.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), sericeous, silky with long straight close-pressed glossy hairs (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 10 February 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 09 February 2017
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 09 February 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 30 November 2024