Plocamium coccineum var. pacificum (Kylin) E.Y.Dawson 1961
Current name:
Plocamium pacificum Kylin
Panama. Transverse section of compressed branch showing small surface cells surrounding large medullary cellsDiane Littler (littlerd@si.edu)
Publication Details
Plocamium coccineum var. pacificum (Kylin) E.Y.Dawson 1961: 220
Published in: Dawson, E.Y. (1961). Marine red algae of Pacific Mexico. Part 4. Gigartinales. Pacific Naturalist 2: 191-343, 63 plates.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Plocamium is Plocamium vulgare J.V.Lamouroux.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Plocamium pacificum Kylin.
Basionym
Plocamium pacificum Kylin
Type Information
Type locality: south of False Bay, San Juan Island, Washington, USA; (Index Nominum Algarum)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), deep red, from scarlet to carmine and crimson (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 24 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 07 August 2020
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 07 August 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
