Platymenia carnosa J.Agardh 1848
Current name:
Pachymenia carnosa (J.Agardh) J.Agardh
Platboom, Cape Peninsula, South Africa; drift; fide Robert Anderson - 21 September 2005. Michael Guiry (mike.guiry@nuigalway.ie)
Publication Details
Platymenia carnosa J.Agardh 1848: 48
Published in: Agardh, J.G. (1848). Species genera et ordines algarum, seu descriptiones succinctae specierum, generum et ordinum, quibus algarum regnum constituitur. Volumen Primum. Algas fucoideas complectens. pp. [i-vi], [i]-viii, [1]-363. Lundae [Lund]: C.W.K. Gleerup.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Platymenia is Platymenia apoda J.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Pachymenia carnosa (J.Agardh) J.Agardh.
Type Information
Type locality: "Van Kampsbay" (Camps Bay), Cape of Good Hope, South Africa; (Silva & al. 1996: 201)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), fleshy, succulent, soft but firm (Stearn 1973).
Created: 24 November 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 23 September 2004
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 September 2004. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2024
