Ptilota pellucida Harvey 1855
Publication Details
Ptilota pellucida Harvey 1855: 257
Published in: Hooker, J.D. (1855). The botany of the Antarctic voyage of H.M. discovery ships Erebus and Terror in the years 1839-1843, under the command of Captain Sir James Clark Ross, Kt., R.N., F.R.S. & L.S., etc. Flora Novae-Zelandiae. Part 2. Flowerless plants. Published under the authority of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty. pp. 161-378, pls 111-130. London: Lovell Reeve, Henrietta Street, Covent Garden.
Request PDFType 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 Dasyptilon pellucidum (Harvey) Feldmann-Mazoyer.
Source of Synonymy
Feldmann, G. (1950). Sur quelques Céramiacées de Nouvelle-Zelande. Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Série 2 22: 131-141, 307-314, 13 figs.
Type Information
Type locality: New Zealand: Otago, and east coast of Southern Island ; (INA 1996) Type: Lyall; (INA 1996)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), pellucid, translucent but not hyaline (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 10 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 24 July 2024
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 24 July 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 09 June 2025
