Platythamnion pectinatum var. laxum W.R.Taylor 1945
Publication Details
Platythamnion pectinatum var. laxum W.R.Taylor 1945: 266
Published in: Taylor, W.R. (1945). Pacific marine algae of the Allan Hancock Expeditions to the Galapagos Islands. Allan Hancock Pacific Expeditions 12: i-iv, 1-528, 3 figs, 100 pls.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Platythamnion is Platythamnion heteromorphum (J.Agardh) J.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Pterothamnion pectinatum (Kylin) Athanasiadis & Kraft.
Type Information
Type locality: Clarion Island, Mexico.; (Athanasiadis 1996: 61) Holotype: Taylor 34-43; 5 January 1934; MICH; sine numero (Athanasiadis 1996: 61) Notes: Type dredged in abundance at sta. 135 from 46 metres’ depth at Sulphur Bay , I Clarion (Taylor, 1945).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), pectinate, with narrow close-set divisions like a comb (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 13 February 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 07 October 2015
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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 24 April 2024
