Corallina frondescens Postels & Ruprecht 1840
Current name:
Bossiella frondescens (Postels & Ruprecht) E.Y.Dawson
Northern California - 08 March 2011. Wendell Wood (ww@oregonwild.org)
Publication Details
Corallina frondescens Postels & Ruprecht 1840: 20, pl. XL [40]: fig. 103
Published in: Postels, A. & Ruprecht, F. (1840). Illustrationes algarum in itinere circum orbem jussu imperatoris Nicolai I. Atque auspiciis navarchi Friderici Lütke annis 1826, 1827, 1828 et 1829 celoce Seniavin exsecuto in Oceano pacifico, inprimis septemtrionale ad littora rossica asiatico-americana collectarum. pp. [i-vi ], [i]- iv, 1-28 [1-2, index], [Latin:] [-iv], [1]-22, [1-2, index], 40 pls. Petropoli [St. Petersburg]: Typis Eduardi Pratz.
Publication date: Nov-Dec 1840 [TL-2]
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Corallina is Corallina officinalis Linnaeus.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Bossiella frondescens (Postels & Ruprecht) E.Y.Dawson.
Source of Synonymy
Dawson, E.Y. (1964). A review of Yendo's jointed coralline algae of Port Renfrew, Vancouver Island. Nova Hedwigia 7(3/4): 537-543. [in English]
Type Information
Type locality: Aleutian Islands: Unalaska Island; (INA 1996)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 13 April 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 26 October 2016
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 26 October 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 27 November 2024