Pikea pinnata Setchell 1899
Current name:
Pikea pinnata Setchell
Northern California - 09 March 2011. Wendell Wood (ww@oregonwild.org)
Publication Details
Pikea pinnata Setchell 1899: no. 648
Published in: Collins, F.S., Holden, I. & Setchell, W.A. (1899). Phycotheca boreali-americana. A collection of dried specimens of the algae of North America. Vol. Fasc. XII-XIII, Nos. 551-650. Malden, Massachusetts.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Pikea is Pikea californica Harvey.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: Fort Point, San Francisco, California, U.S.A; Type: Setchell; 18.ii.1898; (Index Nominum Algarum)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), with leaflets arranged on each side of a common petiole.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 30 September 2001 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 07 October 2023
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 07 October 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 20 April 2024
