Plocaria candida Nees 1820
Publication Details
Plocaria candida Nees 1820: 42, pl. VI [6]
Published in: Nees, C.G. (1820). Horae physicae Berolinenses collectae ex symbolis virorum doctorum H. Linkii...; edicuravit Christianus Godof. Nees ab Esenbeck.. pp. [i-xii], 1-123, [4], 27 pls. Bonnae [Bonn]: Sumtibus Adolphi Marcus.
Request PDFType Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Plocaria.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Gracilaria edulis (S.G.Gmelin) P.C.Silva.
Type Information
Type locality: "Habitat in India orientali, e regione Bengalensis allata herbario Ottonis"; (Nees 1820: 42)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), white.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 18 January 2011 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 17 September 2021
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 17 September 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2024
