Galapagos Species Database

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Callithamnion orbignianum Montagne 1837, Antithamnion orbignianum (Montagne) De Toni 1903, Platythamnion orbignianum (Montagne) M.Howe 1914, Platythamnion heteromorphum f. reversum Setchell & N.L.Gardner 1903, Platythamnion reversum (Setchell & N.L.Gardner) Kylin 1925, Pterothamnion reversum (Setchell & N.L.Gardner) Athanasiadis & Kraft 1994 (Guiry & Guiry, 2021).

Origin: Native

Distribution: Galapagos I.: (P. reversum var. laxum) Academy Bay - Santa Cruz, off Post Office Bay - Floreana (Taylor, 1945). Santa Cruz and Floreana (Silva, 1966). (P. reversum) America: Oregon (Guiry & Guiry, 2021).

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