Delesseria plocamium var. procera C.Agardh 1822
Current name: Plocamium mertensii (Greville) Harvey
Publication Details
Delesseria plocamium var. procera C.Agardh 1822: 181
Published in: Agardh, C.A. (1822). Species algarum rite cognitae, cum synonymis, differentiis specificis et descriptionibus succinctis. Volumen primum pars posterior. pp. [v-vi], 169-398. Lundae [Lund]: ex officina Berlingiana.
Publication date: probably Oct 1822
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Delesseria is Delesseria sanguinea (Hudson) J.V.Lamouroux.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Plocamium mertensii (Greville) Harvey.
Type Information
TYpe locality: Ad litus occidentale Novae Hollandiae [Western Australia] & ad Caput Bonae Spei [Cape of Good Hope] : unde specimina dederunt Desfontaines & Gaudichaud.; (Agardh 1822: 181) Notes: A lectotype locality of Western Australia was first selected by J.Agardh (1841: 10-11).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 24 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 14 October 2010
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 14 October 2010. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024