Thamnophora costata (C.Agardh) J.Agardh 1841
Publication Details
Thamnophora costata (C.Agardh) J.Agardh 1841: 10
Published in: Agardh, J.G. (1841). In historiam algarum symbolae. Linnaea 15: 1-50, 443-457.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Thamnophora is Thamnophora corallorhiza (Turner) C.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Plocamium cirrhosum (Turner) M.J.Wynne.
Source of Synonymy
Wynne, M.J. (2002). Plocamium cirrhosum comb. nov. (Plocamiales, Rhodophyta) to replace P. costatum. New Zealand Journal of Botany 40: 137-142.
Basionym
Delesseria plocamium var. costata C.Agardh
Type Information
Type locality: Ad litus occidentale Novae Hollandias [Australia], unde specimina dedit Desfontaines.; (Agardh 1822: 181) Holotype: Desfontaines; LD, Herb. Agardh; 28056 (Womersley 1994: 381)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), ribbed, having one or more primary veins or ridges (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 15 May 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 22 July 2009
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Taxonomic note
According to Womersely (1994: 381) this is a synonym of Plocamium costatum (C. Agardh) Hooker & Harvey 1847. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 22 July 2009. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 June 2025
