Sphacelaria plumula var. californica Sauvageau 1901
Publication Details
Sphacelaria plumula var. californica Sauvageau 1901: 109, fig. 21
Published in: Sauvageau, C. (1901). Remarques sur les Sphacélariacées. Journal de Botanique [Morot] 15: 105-116.
Request PDFPublication date: April 1901
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Sphacelaria is Sphacelaria cirrosa (Roth) C.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Sphacelaria californica (Sauvageau) Setchell & N.L.Gardner.
Source of Synonymy
Setchell, W.A. & Gardner, N.L. (1925). The marine algae of the Pacific coast of North America. Part III. Melanophyceae. University of California Publications in Botany 8: 383-898, pls 34-107.
Type Information
Type locality: San Diego; (Yoshida 1998)
Origin of Species Name
Noun (Latin), diminutive of "pluma", a wing; plumule (Brown 1946).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 14 March 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 26 March 2010
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 26 March 2010. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 06 January 2025
