Plocamium plumosum (Hudson) Lamouroux 1813

Current name: Plumaria plumosa (Hudson) Kuntze
Muigh Inis, Co. Galway, Ireland; on rock - 13 April 2006. Michael Guiry (mike.guiry@nuigalway.ie)

Publication Details
Plocamium plumosum (Hudson) Lamouroux 1813: 50 (Ann. Mus. 20: 138)

Published in: Lamouroux, J.V.[F.] (1813). Essai sur les genres de la famille des Thalassiophytes non articulées présenté a l'Institut, dans la séance du 3 Févier 1812. pp. [1]-84, + 7 plates [7-13]. Paris: G. Dufour et Cie, de l'Imprimerie de A. Belin.

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Plocamium is Plocamium vulgare J.V.Lamouroux.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Plumaria plumosa (Hudson) Kuntze.

Source of Synonymy
Silva, P.C. (1996-to date). Index Nominum Algarum. pp. Website. Berkeley: University of California.

Basionym
Fucus plumosus Hudson

Type Information
Type locality: England; (Maggs & Hommersand 1993) Lectotype: Dillenius in Ray (1762, pl. 2: fig. 5) (epitype) (Maggs & Hommersand 1993: 35)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), feathery (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 23 May 2025 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.

Last updated: 23 May 2025

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Taxonomic note
See comments on its synonyms at INA. - (23 May 2025) - Salvador Valenzuela Miranda

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Citing AlgaeBase
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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 May 2025. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 08 June 2025