Platymenia mertensiana (Postels & Ruprecht) Kuntze 1891
Publication Details
Platymenia mertensiana (Postels & Ruprecht) Kuntze 1891: 910
Published in: Kuntze, O. (1891). Revisio generum plantarum. Vol. 2 pp. 375-1011. Leipzig, London, Milan, New York, Paris: Arthur Felix, Dulau & Co., U. Hoepli, Gust. E. Stechert, Charles Klincksieck.
Request PDFPublication date: 5 November 1891
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Platymenia is Platymenia apoda J.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Turnerella mertensiana (Postels & Ruprecht) F.Schmitz.
Source of Synonymy
Silva, P.C. (1996-to date). Index Nominum Algarum. pp. Website. Berkeley: University of California.
Basionym
Iridaea mertensiana Postels & Ruprecht
Type Information
Type locality: In sinu Awatscha frequens; (Postels & Ruprecht 1840: 18) Type: LE; (Yoshida 1998: 807)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 05 April 2025 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.
Last updated: 05 April 2025
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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 05 April 2025. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 12 April 2025
