Petroderma maculiforme (Wollny) Kuckuck 1897
Publication Details
Petroderma maculiforme (Wollny) Kuckuck 1897: 382, pl. 26
Published in: Kuckuck, P. (1897). Bemerkungen zur marinen Algenvegetation von Helgoland. II. Wissenschaftliche Meeresuntersuchungen, Neue Folge 2: 371-400, 21 figs.
Request PDFType Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Petroderma.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Lithoderma maculiforme Wollny
Type Information
Type locality: Helgoland; (Athanasiadis 1996: 187)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), spot-shaped (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 07 April 1996 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 02 October 2024
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Habitat notes
On dead shells and, occasionally, on dead maërl and pebbles; depth range: 2-20 m (Peña & Bárbara 2010). - (04 May 2010) - G.M. Guiry
Free-living (from discarded plastic film submerged in the lower intertidal-subtidal zone, in relatively calm waters) and as phycobiont of Verrucaria tavaresiae (from vertical, northern facing sandstone rock in the upper-middle intertidal zone, experiencing strong currents and vigorous wave action) (Sanders et al. 2005). - (10 February 2012) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 02 October 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 January 2025
