Pterocladia rectangularis (A.H.S.Lucas) Womersley & Guiry 1994
Current name:
Orthogonacladia rectangularis (A.H.S.Lucas) G.H.Boo & T.Wernberg
Pterocladia rectangularis, Fortesque Bay, Tasmania - 03 November 2009. Michael Guiry (mike.guiry@nuigalway.ie)
Publication Details
Pterocladia rectangularis (A.H.S.Lucas) Womersley & Guiry 1994: 141, 142, figs 40 D-F, 41 K
Published in: Womersley, H.B.S. & Guiry, M.D. (1994). Order Gelidiales Kylin 1923: 132. In: The marine benthic flora of southern Australia. Part IIIA. Bangiophyceae and Florideophyceae (Acrochaetiales, Nemaliales, Gelidiales, Hildenbrandiales and Gigartinales sensu lato). (Womersley, H.B.S. Eds), pp. 118-142. Canberra: Australian Biological Resources Study.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Pterocladia is Pterocladia lucida (R.Brown ex Turner) J.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Orthogonacladia rectangularis (A.H.S.Lucas) G.H.Boo & T.Wernberg.
Basionym
Gelidium rectangulare A.H.S.Lucas
Type Information
Lectotype locality: Flinders Bay, Western Australia; (Womersley & Guiry 1994: 141) Lectotype: Lucas; September 1928; Herb. Lucas, NSW; (Womersley & Guiry 1994: 141) Notes: Flinders Bay near Cape Leeuwin.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective B (Latin), rectangular (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 29 December 1997 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 12 February 2018
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 February 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 April 2024
