Wurdemannia miniata var. planicaulis W.R.Taylor 1943
Current name:
Ceratodictyon planicaule (W.R.Taylor) M.J.Wynne
Panama. Transverse section of compressed branch.Diane Littler (littlerd@si.edu)
Publication Details
Wurdemannia miniata var. planicaulis W.R.Taylor 1943: 158
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.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Wurdemannia is Wurdemannia setacea Harvey.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Ceratodictyon planicaule (W.R.Taylor) M.J.Wynne.
Type Information
Type locality: Haiti: Jérémie ; (Taylor 1943: 158) Holotype: H.H. Bartlett 17896; 6.v.1941; MICH; (Rubiño & al. 2023: 158) Notes: ()
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), saturn-red, flame-scarlet; literally, ‘painted with red lead’ (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 10 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 03 August 2018
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 03 August 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
