Platythamnion recurvatum E.M.Wollaston 1972
Publication Details
Platythamnion recurvatum E.M.Wollaston 1972: 51-52, figs 2, 8, 13, 14
Published in: Wollaston, E.M. (1972). The genus Platythamnion J. Ag. (Ceramiaceae, Rhodophyta) on the Pacific coast of North America between Vancouver, British Columbia, and southern California. Syesis 5: 43-53, 14 figs.
Request PDFPublication date: October 1972
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 recurvatum (Wollaston) Athanasiadis & Kraft.
Source of Synonymy
Athanasiadis, A. & Kraft, G.T. (1994). Description of Pterothamnion squarrulosum (Harvey) comb. nov. from south-eastern Australia and southern New Zealand, with a taxonomic re-assessment of the genera Pterothamnion, Platythamnion and Glandothamnus (Ceramiaceae, Rhodophyta). European Journal of Phycology 29: 119-133, 27 figs, 1 table.
Type Information
Type locality: Middle Reef of Moss Beach, Monterey Co., California, USA; (Silva & al. 1996: 422) Holotype: L.E. Hair GMS 678 (Abbott 7379); 10 Dec 1966?; (Athanasiadis 1996: 74) Notes: Current location of TYPE unknown (perhaps in Hawai'i).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 25 November 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 08 October 2015
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Citing AlgaeBase
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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 27 November 2024
