Pterota densa (C.Agardh) Cramer 1863

Publication Details
Pterota densa (C.Agardh) Cramer 1863: 42,113

Published in: Cramer, C. (1863). Physiologisch-systematische Untersuchungen über die Ceramiaceen. Neue Denkschriften der Allgemeinen Schweizerischen Gesellschaft für die Gesammten Naturwissenschaften 20: 1-131.

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Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Pterota is Pterota plumosa Cramer.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Ptilota densa C.Agardh.

Basionym
Ptilota densa C.Agardh

Type Information
Type locality: Ad caput bon. sp. Spec. ded. Desfontaines. Com. de Sternberg; (Agardh 1822: 387) Lectotype: LD; Ag. no. 20101 (Bruce & Saunders 2016 '2017': 40) Notes: Although listed as being from the Cape of Good Hope, the type is more like to have been collected from the Monterey Peninsula, California. Dawson (1962: 74) notes that the type is a specimen marked "e coll. Haenkiana", so Agardh's entry clearly was an error. Tadeá Haenke (1761-1816) came to the west coast of North America with the Malaspina expedition in 1791. His collections were one of the first large botanical collections from the area. He made his mark exploring North and, especially, South America, the Philippines, and the Mariana Islands; he visited the Monterey Peninsula around 1792.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), dense (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 20 May 2018 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.

Last updated: 24 May 2018

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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 24 May 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 15 April 2025

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