Platymenia erosa J.Agardh 1848
Publication Details
Platymenia erosa J.Agardh 1848: 48
Published in: Agardh, J.G. (1848). Om de Kapska arterna af slägtet Iridaea. Öfversigt af [Svenska] Kongl. Vetenskaps-Akademiens Förhandlingar 5: 46-49.
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 Schizymenia erosa (J.Agardh) J.Agardh.
Type Information
Type locality: "Hab. ad Cap. b. spei, in sinu Simonis (Pappe!)." [Simontown, Cape Province, South Africa]; (Agardh 1848: 48) Holotype: LD?; herb. alg. Agardh
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 10 March 2020 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 10 March 2020
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 10 March 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 02 May 2024
