Pachyarthron plumosum (Manza) C.W.Schneider & M.J.Wynne

Classification:
Empire Eukaryota
Kingdom Plantae
Subkingdom Biliphyta
Phylum Rhodophyta
Subphylum Eurhodophytina
Class Florideophyceae
Subclass Corallinophycidae
Order Corallinales
Family Corallinaceae
Subfamily Corallinoideae
Genus Pachyarthron

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Northern California. 08 Mar 2011. Wendell Wood (ww@oregonwild.org). © Wendell Wood (ww@oregonwild.org).

Otter Crest, Oregon, USA; lower intertidal.. 15 Jun 2003. Michael Guiry. © Michael Guiry (mike.guiry@nuigalway.ie).

Otter Crest, Oregon, USA; lower intertidal.. 15 Jun 2003. Michael Guiry. © Michael Guiry (mike.guiry@nuigalway.ie).

Otter Crest, Oregon, USA; lower intertidal.. 15 Jun 2003. Michael Guiry. © Michael Guiry (mike.guiry@nuigalway.ie).

Bossiella plumosa (Manza) P.C.Silva Otter Crest, Oregon, USA; lower intertidal.
© Michael Guiry (mike.guiry@nuigalway.ie)

Publication details
Pachyarthron plumosum (Manza) C.W.Schneider & M.J.Wynne 2007: 231

Published in: Schneider, C.W. & Wynne, M.J. (2007). A synoptic review of the classification of red algal genera a half a century after Kylin's "Die Gattungen der Rhodophyceen". Botanica Marina 50: 197-249.

Type species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Pachyarthron is Pachyarthron cretaceum (Postels & Ruprecht) Manza.

Status of name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Bossiella plumosa (Manza) P.C.Silva

Basionym
Bossea plumosa Manza

Type information
Type locality: Moss Beach, San Mateo Co., California (Silva 1979: 319). Holotype: UC 545710 (Silva 1996-to date

Origin of species name
Adjective (Latin), feathery (Stearn 1973).

Synonym(s)
No synonyms are currently included in AlgaeBase.

Nomenclatural notes
Schneider & Wynne (2007) support the use of the genus Pachyarthron for this species but Woelkerling et al. (2008) recognize Bossiella. - (25 Aug 2010) - Wendy Guiry

General environment
This is a marine species.

No distributions recorded
No distributional records for this taxon have been recorded by AlgaeBase to date. Generally, recent national lists or extensive regional or state lists have been employed to give a general indication of distribution.

Source of current name
Woelkerling, W.J., Millar, A.J.K., Harvey, A. & Baba, M. (2008). Recognition of Pachyarthron and Bossiella as distinct genera in the Corallinaceae, subfamily Corallinoideae (Corallinales, Rhodophyta). Phycologia 47: 265-293.

Created: 19 August 2010 by Wendy Guiry

Verified by: 19 February 2019 by Wendy Guiry

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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
Wendy Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 20 April 2019.