Plocamium fimbriatum M.J.Wynne 2002

Publication Details
Plocamium fimbriatum M.J.Wynne 2002: 333-356, figs 1-18

Published in: Wynne, M.J. (2002). A description of Plocamium fimbriatum sp. nov. (Plocamiales, Rhodophyta), from the Sultanate of Oman, with a census of currently recognized species of the genus. Nova Hedwigia 75: 333-356.

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.

Type Information
Type locality: Raaha (=Alto) Bay, east of Wadi Zead and east of Mirbat, Dhofar, Sultanate of Oman (16.95116°N, 54.81650°E); (Wynne 2002: 335) Holotype: M.J. Wynne; 11th September 2000; in drift; MICH; (Wynne 2002: 335) Notes: Isotypes deposited in BM, GENT, MELU, ON, PC, SAP, US. Some tetrasporangial specimens were present in the type collections (Wynne, 2002: 335).

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), fringed.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 12 November 2003 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 12 December 2017

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 December 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024

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