Platysiphon glacialis (Rosenvinge) H.Kawai & T.Hanyuda 2015
Current name:
Arcticophycus glacialis (Rosenvinge) R.T.Wilce & P.M.Bradley
Cape Hatt in the Ragged Channel area of northern Baffin Island; subtidal - 01 August 2009. Dr. Martin D.J. Sayer
Publication Details
Platysiphon glacialis (Rosenvinge) H.Kawai & T.Hanyuda 2015: 916, figs 1 a, b, 2-4
Published in: Kawai, H., Hanyuda,T., Yamagishi, T., Kai, A., Lane, C.E., Mc Devit, D., Küpper, F.C. & Saunders, G.W. (2015). Reproductive morphology and DNA sequences of the brown alga Platysiphon verticillatus support the new combination Platysiphon glacialis. Journal of Phycology 51(5): 910-917.
Publication date: 2015
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Platysiphon is Platysiphon verticillatus R.T.Wilce.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Arcticophycus glacialis (Rosenvinge) R.T.Wilce & P.M.Bradley.
Source of Synonymy
Wilce, R.T. & Bradley, P.M. (2019). Platysiphon verticellatus and Arcticophycus glacialis: gen. et comb. nov. (Stschapoviales, Phaeophyceae) based on ecological considerations, life history, morphology, and ultrastructure. Algae. An International Journal of Algal Research 34(3): 199-216, 9 figs.
Basionym
Punctaria glacialis Rosenvinge
Type Information
Type locality: Greenland (N.E.): along Koldewey Island; (Rosenvinge 1910: 118) Type: Andr. Fundager; 5 September 1907; C; C831 (Kawai et al. 2015: 916) Notes: Floating in the ice, along the E side of Store Koldewey Island 7-8 km SSW of Danmarks Havn, NE Greenland; Aug. 26 1906, leg. Andr. Lundager, no 831, COP (Wilce & Bradley, 2019:204).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective B (Latin), icy, frozen, or glacial; also meaning, growing in icy-cold regions.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 01 December 2015 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 04 November 2019
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 04 November 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
