Pterocladia pectinata (A.Gepp & E.S.Gepp) A.H.S.Lucas 1931

Publication Details
Pterocladia pectinata (A.Gepp & E.S.Gepp) A.H.S.Lucas 1931: 408

Published in: Lucas, A.H.S. (1931). Notes on Australian marine algae. VI. Descriptions of six new species. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 56: 407-411, 5 pls [XXIII-XXVII].

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Pterocladia is Pterocladia lucida (R.Brown ex Turner) J.Agardh.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Ptilophora pectinata (A.Gepp & E.S.Gepp) R.E.Norris.

Basionym
Pterocladia lucida f. pectinata A.Gepp & E.S.Gepp

Type Information
Type locality: Marouba Bay, New South Wales, Australia; (Silva & al. 1996: 132) Holotype: (Tronchin, Freshwater & Bolton 2003: 82)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), pectinate, with narrow close-set divisions like a comb (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 01 February 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 22 February 2016

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 22 February 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2024

 
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