Pterocladia americana W.R.Taylor 1943
Publication Details
Pterocladia americana W.R.Taylor 1943: 154, pl. IV: fig. 1
Published in: Taylor, W.R. (1943). Marine algae from Haiti collected by H.H. Bartlett in 1941. Papers of the Michigan Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters 28: 143-163.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Pterocladia is Pterocladia lucida (R.Brown ex Turner) J.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Gelidium americanum (W.R.Taylor) Santelices.
Source of Synonymy
Santelices, B. (1999). Taxonomic status of the species originally ascribed to the genus Pterocladia (Gelidiales, Rhodophyta). In: Taxonomy of Economic Seaweeds with reference to some Pacific species Vol. VII. (Abbott, I.A. Eds) Vol.7, pp. 71-80. La Jolla, California: California Sea Grant College System.
Type Information
Holotype locality: Port Antonio, Jamaica; (Perrone et al. 2019: 362, table1) Holotype: C.E. Pease & E. Butler; July 1900; MICH; 1306116 (Perrone et al. 2019: 362, table 1) Notes: Isotype: MICH654084. WRT (INA).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), of or pertaining to America.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 10 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 22 August 2019
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 22 August 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 November 2024
