Name: Placoma violacea Setchell and Gardner 1918

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: vi.o.la’ce.a. L. fem. adj. violacea, violet-colored

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: pla-KO-ma wi-o-LA-ke-a, feminine

Holotype: 3829

Valid publication: Gardner NL. New Pacific coast marine algae III. University of California Publications in Botany 1918; 6:455-486.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code), illegitimate name

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Cyanoplacoma violacea (Setchell and Gardner 1918) Molinari and Guiry 2021

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Cyanoplacoma violacea (Setchell and Gardner 1918) Molinari and Guiry 2021	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Placoma Schousboe ex Bornet and Thuret 1876

Assigned by: Gardner NL. New Pacific coast marine algae III. University of California Publications in Botany 1918; 6:455-486.

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Record number: 38299