Neoptilota densa (C.Agardh) Kylin ex I.A.Abbott & Hollenberg 1976

Publication Details
Neoptilota densa (C.Agardh) Kylin ex I.A.Abbott & Hollenberg 1976: 632

Published in: Abbott, I.A. & Hollenberg, G.J. (1976). Marine algae of California. pp. [i]-xii, [1]-827, 701 figs. Stanford, California: Stanford University Press.

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Neoptilota is Neoptilota californica (Ruprecht ex Harvey) Kylin.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Ptilota densa C.Agardh.

Basionym
Ptilota densa C.Agardh

Type Information
Type locality: Ad caput bon. sp. Spec. ded. Desfontaines. Com. de Sternberg; (Agardh 1822: 387) Lectotype: LD; Ag. no. 20101 (Bruce & Saunders 2016 '2017': 40) Notes: Although listed as being from the Cape of Good Hope, the type is more like to have been collected from the Monterey Peninsula, California. Dawson (1962: 74) notes that the type is a specimen marked "e coll. Haenkiana", so Agardh's entry clearly was an error. Tadeá Haenke (1761-1816) came to the west coast of North America with the Malaspina expedition in 1791. His collections were one of the first large botanical collections from the area. He made his mark exploring North and, especially, South America, the Philippines, and the Mariana Islands; he visited the Monterey Peninsula around 1792.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), dense (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 13 April 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 06 February 2017

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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 06 February 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 April 2024

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