Melanothamnus platycarpus (Børgesen) Díaz-Tapia & Maggs 2017
Publication Details
Melanothamnus platycarpus (Børgesen) Díaz-Tapia & Maggs 2017: 8, table 4
Published in: Díaz-Tapia, P., McIvor, L., Freshwater, D.W., Verbruggen, H., Wynne, M.J. & Maggs, C.A. (2017). The genera Melanothamnus Bornet & Falkenberg and Vertebrata S.F. Gray constitute well-defined clades of the red algal tribe Polysiphonieae (Rhodomelaceae, Ceramiales). European Journal of Phycology 52(1): 1-20, 77 figs.
Publication date: February 2017
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Melanothamnus is Melanothamnus somalensis Bornet & Falkenberg.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Polysiphonia platycarpa Børgesen
Type Information
Type locality: Bombay, India; (Silva & al. 1996: 544) Type: Børgesen 5024; (INA 1996) Notes: 19.xii.1927; probable syntypes: BM 106768 and 106760 (Díaz-Tapia, 2017).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 02 February 2017 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 15 May 2017
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 15 May 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 November 2024
