Ptilota pellucida Harvey 1855

Publication Details
Ptilota pellucida Harvey 1855: 257

Published in: Hooker, J.D. (1855). The botany of the Antarctic voyage of H.M. discovery ships Erebus and Terror in the years 1839-1843, under the command of Captain Sir James Clark Ross, Kt., R.N., F.R.S. & L.S., etc. Flora Novae-Zelandiae. Part 2. Flowerless plants. Published under the authority of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty. pp. 161-378, pls 111-130. London: Lovell Reeve, Henrietta Street, Covent Garden.

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Ptilota is Ptilota plumosa C.Agardh.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Dasyptilon pellucidum (Harvey) G.Feldmann.

Type Information
Type locality: New Zealand: Otago, and east coast of Southern Island ; (Index Nominum Algarum) Type: Lyall; (Index Nominum Algarum)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), pellucid, translucent but not hyaline (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 10 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 08 September 2015

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 08 September 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2024

 
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