Ptilota eatonii Dickie 1876
Publication Details
Ptilota eatonii Dickie 1876: 51 (as 'Eatoni')
Published in: Dickie, G. (1876). Notice of some marine algae from Kerguelen Island. Journal of Botany 14: 50-51.
Publication date: February 1876
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 Plumariopsis eatonii (Dickie) De Toni.
Source of Synonymy
De Toni, G.B. (1903). Sylloge algarum omnium hucusque cognitarum. Vol. IV. Florideae. Sectio III. pp. [i], frontispiece, [iii-v], 775, 775 bis, 776, 777 bis, 777-1521 + 1523-1525. Patavii [Padua]: Sumptibus auctoris.
Type Information
Type locality: Kerguelen; (Dickie 1876: 51) Type: Rev. A.E. Eaton; (INA 1996)
Eponomy
Named for the colletor, Rev. A.E. Eaton, who visited Kergeulen for four months in 1874-75.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 10 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 17 October 2016
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Citing AlgaeBase
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 17 October 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 November 2024
