Pterothamnion tepocense (E.Y.Dawson) Athanasiadis & Kraft 1994
Publication Details
Pterothamnion tepocense (E.Y.Dawson) Athanasiadis & Kraft 1994: 130
Published in: Athanasiadis, A. & Kraft, G.T. (1994). Description of Pterothamnion squarrulosum (Harvey) comb. nov. from south-eastern Australia and southern New Zealand, with a taxonomic re-assessment of the genera Pterothamnion, Platythamnion and Glandothamnus (Ceramiaceae, Rhodophyta). European Journal of Phycology 29: 119-133, 27 figs, 1 table.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Pterothamnion is Pterothamnion plumula (J.Ellis) Nägeli.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Platythamnion tepocense E.Y.Dawson
Type Information
Type locality: Tepoca Bay, Sonora, Mexico; (Dawson 1962: 8) Holotype: 4 February 1940; 22 metres depth, sandy bottom with abundant worm-tubes, etc; Herb. Allan Hancock Foundation; 54 (Dawson 379-40) (Dawson 1962: 8)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 03 January 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 07 October 2015
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Taxonomic note
According to Dawson (1944, 1962) this species is related to Pterothamnion orbignianum; other than Dawson's account no other records exist. - (07 October 2015) - M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 07 October 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 20 May 2025
