Pterothamnion cuspidatum (Wollaston) Athanasiadis & Kraft 1994

Publication Details
Pterothamnion cuspidatum (Wollaston) 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.

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Type 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 cuspidatum Wollaston

Type Information
Holotype locality: Port Kembla, New South Wales, Australia; (Athanasiadis 1996: 64) Holotype: J. Watson; 16 September 1976; about 20 m deep; AD; A47994 (Athanasiadis 1996: 64)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), pointed.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 04 January 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 07 October 2015

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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 28 March 2024

 
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