Pterocladia americana W.R.Taylor 1943

Publication Details
Pterocladia americana W.R.Taylor 1943: 154, pl. IV: fig. 1

Published in: Taylor, W.R. (1943). Marine algae from Haiti collected by H.H. Bartlett in 1941. Papers of the Michigan Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters 28: 143-163.

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Pterocladia is Pterocladia lucida (R.Brown ex Turner) J.Agardh.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Gelidium americanum (W.R.Taylor) Santelices.

Type Information
Holotype locality: Port Antonio, Jamaica; (Perrone et al. 2019: 362, table1) Holotype: C.E. Pease & E. Butler; July 1900; MICH; 1306116 (Perrone et al. 2019: 362, table 1) Notes: Isotype: MICH654084. WRT (INA).

Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), of or pertaining to America.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 10 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 22 August 2019

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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 22 August 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2024

 
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