Ptilota cryptocarpa Holmes 1894
Publication Details
Ptilota cryptocarpa Holmes 1894: 337, pl. XVIII [18]: figs. 8-15
Published in: Holmes, E.M. (1894). New marine algae. Annals of Botany 8(3): 335-342, 1 pl. [XVIII].
Publication date: "September 1894"
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Ptilota is Ptilota plumosa C.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Dasyphila cryptocarpa (Holmes) F.Schmitz.
Type Information
Type locality: "Hab. Near the mouth of the Kowie River, parasitical on the stem of Phacelocarpus tortuosus" [Port Alfred, Cape Province, South Africa]; (Hollenberg & Abbott 1965: 337) Notes: Type: BM?
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 20 December 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 30 July 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 30 July 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2024