Pterocladia rigida N.H.Loomis 1960

Publication Details
Pterocladia rigida N.H.Loomis 1960: 8-9, pl. 12: figs 1-4

Published in: Loomis, N.H. (1960). New species of Gelidium and Pterocladia from the Pacific coast of the United States and the Hawaiian Islands. Occasional Papers of the Allan Hancock Foundation 24: 1-35.

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 Pterocladiella caerulescens (Kützing) Santelices & Hommersand.

Type Information
Type locality: Paia, Maui, Hawaiian Islands; (Loomis 1960: 8) Type: Reed 152a; 10.iii.1905;

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), rigid (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 11 November 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 20 December 2008

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 20 December 2008. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2024

 
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