Pteroncola marina R.W.Holmes & D.A.Croll 1984
Publication Details
Pteroncola marina R.W.Holmes & D.A.Croll 1984: 268, pl. 1: figs 3-9; pl. 2: figs 10-15
Published in: Holmes, R.W. and Croll, D.A. (1984). Initial observations on the composition of dense diatom growths on the body feathers of three species of diving seabirds . In: Proceedings of the Seventh International Diatom Symposium, Philadelphia, August 22-27, 1982. (Mann, D.G. Eds), pp. 265-278. Koenigstein: Koeltz Scientific Books.
Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Pteroncola.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Southern Pacific coast of the United states; (Almandoz et al. 2014: 188) Type: [prepared skin of Common Mure] ; Zool. Mus., UC Santa Barbara; 3498 (INA 1996)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), growing in the sea (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 20 September 2003 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 22 April 2014
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 22 April 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 03 December 2024
