Bakothamnion curassavicum C.Hoek 1978
Publication Details
Bakothamnion curassavicum C.Hoek 1978: 50, 51, figs 1, 2
Published in: Hoek, C. van den (1978). Marine algae from the coral reef of Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles. I. Three new and one rarely observed species from the steep fore-reef slope. Aquatic Botany 5: 47-61, 9 figs.
Request PDFType Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Bakothamnion.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Balliella pseudocorticata (E.Y.Dawson) D.N.Young.
Source of Synonymy
Athanasiadis, A. (1996). Morphology and classification of the Ceramioideae (Rhodophyta) based on phylogenetic principles. Opera Botanica 128: [1]-216, 108 figs.
Type Information
Holotype locality: Klein Piscidera, (Curacao, Netherland Antilles); (Hoek 1978: 51) Holotype: C. van den Hoek & A.M. Breeman, 75/33; April 1975; fringing coral reef, depth c. 40 m; Herbarium, Department of Systematic Botany, Univ. of Groningen; (Hoek 1978: 51)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 13 February 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 07 October 2015
Verification of Data
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Habitat note
In reef shingle community and deep algal community covering the deeper reaches of the steep foreshore slope of fringing coral reef; between 10 and 60 m (van den Hoek, 1978). - (19 May 2014) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 07 October 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 03 June 2025
