Plocamium corallorhiza (Turner) J.D.Hooker & Harvey
Classification:
Empire Eukaryota
Kingdom Plantae
Phylum Rhodophyta
Subphylum Eurhodophytina
Class Florideophyceae
Subclass Rhodymeniophycidae
Order Plocamiales
Family Plocamiaceae
Genus Plocamium
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South Africa. 09 Dec 2011. Robert Anderson (anderson@botzoo.uct.ac.za). © Robert Anderson (anderson@botzoo.uct.ac.za).
KwaZulu-Natal. Tom Schils. © Tom Schils (tom@schils.be). From: De Clerck, O., Bolton, J.J., Anderson, R.J. & Coppejans, E. (2005). Guide to the seaweeds of KwaZulu-Natal. Scripta Botanica Belgica 33: 1-294. Purchase information.
Publication details
Plocamium corallorhiza (Turner) J.D.Hooker & Harvey 1845: 542
Original publication: Hooker, J.D. & Harvey, W.H. (1845). Algae Novae Zelandiae; being a catalogue of all of the species of algae yet recorded as inhabiting the shores of New Zealand, with characters and brief descriptions of the new species discovered during the voyage of H.M. discovery ships "Erebus" and "Terror" and of others communicated to Sir W. Hooker by D. Sinclair, the Rev. Colenso, and M. Raoul. London Journal of Botany 4: 521-551.
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Type species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Plocamium is Plocamium vulgare J.V.Lamouroux.
Status of name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Fucus corallorhiza Turner
Type information
Type locality: Cape of Good Hope, South Africa (Silva, Basson & Moe 1996: 340).
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Fucus corallorhiza Turner 1808
Thamnophora corallorhiza (Turner) C.Agardh 1822
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Plocamium robertiae F.Schmitz ex Mazza
General environment
This is a marine species.
Distribution by country
Detailed distribution with sources
(as Plocamium corallorhiza (Turner) J.D.Hooker & Harvey)
Atlantic Islands: Cape Verde Islands (John et al. 2004, Prud'homme van Reine, Haroun & Kostermans 2005).
Africa: Madagascar (Silva, Basson & Moe 1996), Mozambique (Silva, Basson & Moe 1996), Namibia (Rull Lluch 2002, John et al. 2004), South Africa (Silva, Basson & Moe 1996, Stegenga, Bolton & Anderson 1997, De Clerck, Tronchin & Schils 2005).
Indian Ocean Islands: Amsterdam Island (Silva, Basson & Moe 1996), St. Paul Island (Silva, Basson & Moe 1996).
Key references
Braune, W. (2008). Meeresalgen. Ein Farbbildführer zu den verbreiteten benthischen Grün- Braun- und Rotalgen der Weltmeere. pp. [1]-596, pls 1-266 (colour photographs). Ruggell: A.R.G. Gantner Verlag.
SAG Cultures
SAG Cultures may be viewed at http://sagdb.uni-goettingen.de/showstrains.php?genus=Plocamium&species=corallorhiza
SCCAP Cultures
Cultures from the Scandinavian Culture Collection of Algae at the University of Copenhagen (SCCAP) and Protozoa may be viewed at http://www.sccap.dk/search/algaebase.asp?Genus=Plocamium&Species=corallorhiza
Created: 20 January 1998 by M.D. Guiry
Verified by: 25 August 2008 by M.D. Guiry
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Citing AlgaeBase
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Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2013.
AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 May 2013.
Algaebase taxon LSID: urn:lsid:algaebase.org:taxname:74894
