Platythamnion reversum var. laxum W.R.Taylor 1945
Publication Details
Platythamnion reversum var. laxum W.R.Taylor 1945: 267
Published in: Taylor, W.R. (1945). Pacific marine algae of the Allan Hancock Expeditions to the Galapagos Islands. Allan Hancock Pacific Expeditions 12: i-iv, 1-528, 3 figs, 100 pls.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Platythamnion is Platythamnion heteromorphum (J.Agardh) J.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Pterothamnion reversum (Setchell & N.L.Gardner) Athanasiadis & Kraft.
Type Information
Type locality: Academy Bay , I Santa Cruz, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador; (Taylor 1945: 267) Type: W.R. Taylor no. 34-319; 20 January 1934; Hancock Foundation; (Taylor 1945: 267) Notes: Type (cystocarpic) dredged at sta. 169 off Academy Bay.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 03 June 2004 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 28 April 2011
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 28 April 2011. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024