Pulvinaster venetus J.A.West, Zuccarello & J.L.Scott 2007
Publication Details
Pulvinaster venetus J.A.West, Zuccarello & J.L.Scott 2007: 478, figs. 2-7 in Phycologia 46: 237-246
Published in: West, J.A., Zuccarello, G.C., Scott, J.L., West, K.A. & Loiseaux de Goer, S. (2007). Correction to paper by West et al., Phycologia 46(3): 237-246. Phycologia 46(4): 478.
Request PDFPublication date: 2007
Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Pulvinaster.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: Vanuatu: Éfaté: Eton River, near a bridge 50 m from the river mouth; (West & al. 2007) Holotype: J.A. West; 14.vi.2005; Epiphytic on red macroalgae (Bostrychia and Caloglossa) in a shallow, slow-moving, freshwater stream; NSW; 732559 (West & al. 2007)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), venice-blue [Sea coloured, Venetian blue] (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 07 December 2007 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 30 March 2022
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 30 March 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 April 2024
