Beckerella pectinata (A.Gepp & E.S.Gepp) K.C.Fan & Papenfuss 1961

Publication Details
Beckerella pectinata (A.Gepp & E.S.Gepp) K.C.Fan & Papenfuss 1961: 322

Published in: Fan, K.-C. (1961). Morphological studies of the Gelidiales. University of California Publications in Botany 32: [i-iv], 315-368, 15 figs, Plates 33-46.

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Beckerella is Beckerella pinnatifida (J.Agardh) Kylin.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Ptilophora pectinata (A.Gepp & E.S.Gepp) R.E.Norris.

Source of Synonymy
Tronchin, E.M., Freshwater, D.W. & Bolton, J.J. (2003). A re-evaluation of the genera Beckerella and Ptilophora (Gelidiales, Rhodophyta) based on molecular and morphological data. Phycologia 42: 80-89.

Basionym
Pterocladia lucida f. pectinata A.Gepp & E.S.Gepp

Type Information
Type locality: Marouba Bay, New South Wales, Australia; (Silva & al. 1996: 132) Holotype: (Tronchin, Freshwater & Bolton 2003: 82)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), pectinate, with narrow close-set divisions like a comb (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 29 December 1997 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 02 February 2018

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 02 February 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 13 June 2025