Plocamium costatum (C.Agardh) Hooker f. & Harvey 1847
Publication Details
Plocamium costatum (C.Agardh) Hooker f. & Harvey 1847: 404
Published in: Agardh, J.G. (1847). Nya alger från Mexico. Öfversigt af Kongl. Vetenskaps-Adademiens Förhandlingar, Stockholm 4: 5-17.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Plocamium is Plocamium vulgare J.V.Lamouroux.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Plocamium cirrhosum (Turner) M.J.Wynne.
Basionym
Delesseria plocamium var. costata C.Agardh
Type Information
Type locality: Ad litus occidentale Novae Hollandias [Australia], unde specimina dedit Desfontaines.; (Agardh 1822: 181) Holotype: Desfontaines; LD, Herb. Agardh; 28056 (Womersley 1994: 381)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), ribbed, having one or more primary veins or ridges (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Habitat
Found on coasts of rough to moderate wave action, and known from depths of 3 to 20 m (Womersley 1994: 381).
Created: 18 July 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 10 October 2021
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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 10 October 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
