Thamnophora procera (C.Agardh) J.Agardh 1841
Current name: Plocamium mertensii (Greville) Harvey
Publication Details
Thamnophora procera (C.Agardh) J.Agardh 1841: 10
Published in: Agardh, J.G. (1841). In historiam algarum symbolae. Linnaea 15: 1-50, 443-457.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Thamnophora is Thamnophora corallorhiza (Turner) C.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Plocamium mertensii (Greville) Harvey.
Basionym
Delesseria plocamium var. procera C.Agardh
Type Information
TYpe locality: Ad litus occidentale Novae Hollandiae [Western Australia] & ad Caput Bonae Spei [Cape of Good Hope] : unde specimina dederunt Desfontaines & Gaudichaud.; (Agardh 1822: 181) Notes: A lectotype locality of Western Australia was first selected by J.Agardh (1841: 10-11).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), very tall, high (Brown 1946).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 24 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 22 December 2009
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 22 December 2009. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 April 2024