Platysiphon verticillatus R.T.Wilce 1962

Publication Details
Platysiphon verticillatus R.T.Wilce 1962: 36, pls 1-3

Published in: Wilce, R.T. (1962). A new member of the Punctariaceae: Platysiphon verticillatus gen. nov., sp. nov. Botanisk Tidsskrift 58: 35-42.

Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Platysiphon.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Platysiphon glacialis (Rosenvinge) H.Kawai & T.Hanyuda.

Source of Synonymy
Kawai, H., Hanyuda,T., Yamagishi, T., Kai, A., Lane, C.E., Mc Devit, D., Küpper, F.C. & Saunders, G.W. (2015). Reproductive morphology and DNA sequences of the brown alga Platysiphon verticillatus support the new combination Platysiphon glacialis. Journal of Phycology 51(5): 910-917.

Type Information
Type locality: Inglefield Bay, North Western Greenland; (Athanasiadis 1996: 182) Type: herbarium Wilce; Notes: T (Univ. Mich): Inglefield Bay, Thule District, N.W. Greenland (INA).

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

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Description
Emended by Wilce & Bradley (2019: 201).

Created: 05 August 1996 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 08 March 2025

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Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 08 March 2025. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 10 June 2025