Pterosiphonia pinnulata (Kützing) Maggs & Hommersand 1993
Publication Details
Pterosiphonia pinnulata (Kützing) Maggs & Hommersand 1993: 379, fig. 119 A-F
Published in: Maggs, C.A. & Hommersand, M.H. (1993). Seaweeds of the British Isles. Volume 1. Rhodophyta. Part 3A. Ceramiales. pp. [i]-xv, 1-444, 129 figs, map. London: HMSO.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Pterosiphonia is Pterosiphonia cloiophylla (C.Agardh) Falkenberg.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Xiphosiphonia pinnulata (Kützing) Savoie & G.W.Saunders.
Source of Synonymy
Savoie, A.M. & Saunders, G.W. (2016). A molecular phylogenetic and DNA barcode assessment of the tribe Pterosiphonieae (Ceramiales, Rhodophyta) emphasizing the Northeast Pacific. Botany 94: 917-939, 8 figs.
Basionym
Polysiphonia pinnulata Kützing
Type Information
Type locality: "Genua!" [Genoa, Italy]; (Kützing 1843: 146) Lectotype: Pl. 23: figs a-d in Kützing, 1863 (fide Maggs & Hommersand, 1993: 379): (INA 1996) Notes: The name has been lectotypified Maggs & Hommersand (1983: 379) with Kützing, Tab. Phycol. 13: pl. 23 a–d, as "type material is apparently missing".
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), like a little wing.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 02 August 1996 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 01 March 2017
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 01 March 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 November 2024
