Pteroceras flexuosum Kützing 1849
Publication Details
Pteroceras flexuosum Kützing 1849: 690
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1849). Species algarum. pp. [i]-vi, [1]-922. Lipsiae [Leipzig]: F.A. Brockhaus.
Publication date: 23-24 July 1849
Type Species
A type species for this genus does not appear to have been designated.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Pseudoceramium planum (Kützing) Barros-Barreto & Maggs.
Type Information
Type locality: "Ad Caput Bonae Spei Invent. Pappe (No. 62)"; (Kützing 1849: 690)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), zigzag, bent alternately in opposite directions (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 21 October 2010 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 15 May 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 15 May 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2024