Ptilophora wilsonii Huisman, G.H.Boo & S.M.Boo 2018

Publication Details
Ptilophora wilsonii Huisman, G.H.Boo & S.M.Boo 2018: 251, fig. 72 A-G

Published in: Huisman, J.M., Boo, G.H. & Boo, S.M. (2018). Gelidiales. In: Algae of Australia. Marine benthic algae of north-western Australia. 2. Red algae. (Huisman, J.M. Eds), pp. 245-264. Canberra & Melbourne: ABRS & CSIRO Publishing.

Publication date: August 2018?

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Ptilophora is Ptilophora spissa (Suhr) Kützing.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Type Information
Type locality: Gnaraloo, Ningaloo, W.A., 23°46'7"S, 113°20'44"E [Western Australia]; (Huisman, Boo & Boo 2018: 251) Holotype: O.A.Gomez & J.Colquhoun; 7 Sept. 2008; collected by epibenthic sled from 44.1 m depth; PERTH; 08775389 (Huisman, Boo & Boo 2018: 251)

Eponomy
"Named for the U.S. phycologist D.Wilson Freshwater, in recognition of his many contributions to our understanding of the Gelidiales."

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 26 September 2018 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 26 September 2018

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 26 September 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 July 2025