Plocamium leptophyllum Kützing 1849
Publication Details
Plocamium leptophyllum Kützing 1849: 885
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1849). Species algarum. pp. [i]-vi, [1]-922. Lipsiae [Leipzig]: F.A. Brockhaus.
Request PDFPublication date: 23-24 July 1849
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Plocamium is Plocamium vulgare J.V.Lamouroux.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: "Van-Diemens-Land: J. D. Hooker No. 4335. (v. s.)" [Georgetown, Tasmania]; (Kützing 1849: 885) Holotype: L; 941, 181...471 (Womersley 1994: 391) Notes: Womersley (1994: 391) notes that there are two isotype specimens in NSW. Van-Diemens-Land: J.D. Hooker No 1335 (Index Nominum Algarum).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), with slender leaves.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Habitat
Usually epiphytic on other algae on coasts of strong wave action and known from depths of 2-25 m; normally an entangled epiphyte on other species of Plocamium or other bushy algae (Womersley 1994: 391).
Created: 26 March 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 24 February 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 24 February 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
