Petrocelis franciscana Setchell & N.L.Gardner 1917
Current name:
Mastocarpus papillatus (C.Agardh) Kützing
Northern California - 09 March 2011. Wendell Wood (ww@oregonwild.org)
Publication Details
Petrocelis franciscana Setchell & N.L.Gardner 1917: 391, pl. 33: fig. 1
Published in: Gardner, N.L. (1917). New Pacific coast marine algae I. University of California Publications in Botany 6: 377-416, pls 31-35.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Petrocelis is Petrocelis cruenta J.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Mastocarpus papillatus (C.Agardh) Kützing.
Type Information
type locality: Fort Point, San Francisco, California.; (Gardner 1917: 391) Holotype: UC; 188973 (Gardner 1917: 391)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 11 October 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 15 December 2011
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 15 December 2011. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
