Erythrotrichia pulvinata N.L.Gardner 1927
Publication Details
Erythrotrichia pulvinata N.L.Gardner 1927: 238, pl. 24: figs 1-3
Published in: Gardner, N.L. (1927). New Rhodophyceae from the Pacific coast of North America. II. University of California Publications in Botany 13: 235-272, pls 24-35.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Erythrotrichia is Erythrotrichia ceramicola (Lyngbye) Areschoug.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Porphyrostromium pulvinatum (N.L.Gardner) J.A.West & Zuccarello.
Source of Synonymy
Zuccarello, G.C., Yoon, H.S., Kim, H., Sun, L., de Goer, S.L. & West, J.A. (2011). Molecular phylogeny of the upright Erythropeltidales (Compsopogonophyceae, Rhodophyta): multiple cryptic lineages of Erythrotrichia carnea. Journal of Phycology 47(3 ): 627-637.
Type Information
Type locality: USA: Monterey County, Carmel, Pebble Beach Bay; (INA 1996) Type: N.L. Gardner 2896; May; on Codium fragile and "Chondrus" sp; Gardner 2896 (INA 1996)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), cushion-shaped, strongly convexed (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 13 April 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 01 June 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 01 June 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 December 2024
