Pterocladiella beachiae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gelidiales
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Divisio: Rhodophyta Subdivisio: Rhodophytina Classis: Florideophyceae Subclassis: Rhodymeniophycidae Ordo: Gelidiales

Familia: Pterocladiaceae
Genus: Pterocladiella
Species: Pterocladiella beachiae

Name

Pterocladiella beachiae D.W.Freshwater, in Thomas & Freshwater 2001 (as 'beachii')

• Holotype locality: Cahuita, Limon, Costa Rica. Holotype: D.W. Freshwater & D.T. Thomas; 24 March 1999; MICH. Isotypes: WNC.

• Named for Jessica Beach, "a young lady who assisted the second author".

References

• Thomas, D.T. & Freshwater, D.W. 2001. Studies of Costa Rican Gelidiales (Rhodophyta): four Caribbean taxa including Pterocladiella beachii sp. nov.. Phycologia 40: 340–350. DOI: 10.2216/i0031-8884-40-4-340.1
• Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2017. Pterocladiella beachiae. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. Accessed 15 December 2017.