Ptilota confluens Reinsch 1888
Publication Details
Ptilota confluens Reinsch 1888: 154
Published in: Reinsch, P.F. (1888). Species et genera nova algarum ex insula Georgia australi. Berichte der Deutschen Botanischen Gesellschaft 6: 144-156.
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 Georgiella confluens (Reinsch) Kylin.
Type Information
Lectotype locality: 'Nordstrand de Landzunge, Pinguin Bay'; (Hommersand & al. 2006: 208) Lectotype (designated by R.W. Ricker in herb.): M; 0100496 (Hommersand & al. 2006: 208) Notes: Lectotype (tetrasporic) selected by R.W. Ricker, 28 March 1983 (barcode M-0100496). Syntype: HBG.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), confluent, running together, blending into one (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 12 September 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 16 June 2022
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 16 June 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 10 December 2023
