Bakothamnion van den Hoek, 1978
Holotype species: Bakothamnion curassavicum C.Hoek
Publication details: C.Hoek, 1978: 48
Currently accepted name for the type species: Balliella pseudocorticata (E.Y.Dawson) D.N.Young
Original publication and holotype designation: Hoek, C. van den (1978). Marine algae from the coral reef of Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles. I. Three new and one rarely observed species from the steep fore-reef slope. Aquatic Botany 5: 47-61, 9 figs.
Request PDFThe most recent alteration to this page was made on 2015-10-07 by M.D. Guiry.
Taxonomic status: This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Balliella.
Most recent taxonomic treatment adopted: Athanasiadis, A. (1996). Morphology and classification of the Ceramioideae (Rhodophyta) based on phylogenetic principles. Opera Botanica 128: [1]-216, 108 figs.
Comments: Common on fringing coral reef along southwest coast of Curaçao. Referred to Balliella (Itono and Tanaka 1973).
Taxonomic note
Crouanieae (van den Hoek, 1978: 51). - (19 May 2014) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 07 October 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 14 June 2025
