Punctaria hesperia Setchell & N.L.Gardner 1924
Current name:
Punctaria hesperia Setchell & N.L.Gardner
British Columbia; blades epiphytic on Zostera marina
Eric Henry (eric@reedmariculture.com)
Publication Details
Punctaria hesperia Setchell & N.L.Gardner 1924: 3
Published in: Setchell, W.A. & Gardner, N.L. (1924). Phycological contributions, VII. University of California Publications in Botany 13: 1-13.
Request PDFPublication date: "Issued October 27, 1924"
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Punctaria is Punctaria plantaginea (Roth) Greville.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Origin of Species Name
Noun (Latin), western (Jongbloed & al. 2024).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 13 April 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 12 March 2009
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 March 2009. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 May 2025
