Pterosiphonia complanata (Clemente) Falkenberg 1897

Publication Details
Pterosiphonia complanata (Clemente) Falkenberg 1897: 443

Published in: Schmitz, F. & Falkenberg, P. (1897). Rhodomelaceae. In: Die natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien nebst ihren Gattungen und wichtigeren Arten insbesondere den Nutzpflanzen unter Mitwirkung zahlreicher hervorragender Fachgelehrten, Teil 1, Abteilung 2. (Engler, A. & Prantl, K. Eds), pp. 421-480. Leipzig: verlag von Wilhelm Engelmann.

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Pterosiphonia is Pterosiphonia cloiophylla (C.Agardh) Falkenberg.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Basionym
Fucus complanatus Clemente

Type Information
Type locality: "Cir. Tarifa" [Cádiz, Andalusia, Spain]; (Clemente 1807: 316) Lectotype: MA; Algae 1464 (Cremades 1993: fig. 4b)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), flattened out, usually in one plane (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 17 May 1996 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 31 March 2023

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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 31 March 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024

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