Opuntiella ornata (Postels & Ruprecht) A.D.Zinova 1972

Publication Details
Opuntiella ornata (Postels & Ruprecht) A.D.Zinova 1972: 83, fig. 1

Published in: Zinova, A.D. (1972). Species rhodophytorum novae et curiosae e maribus orientis extremi URSS. 1. Novosti Sistematiki Nizshikh Rastenii (Novitates Systematicae Plantarum non Vascularium) 9: 82-87, 4 figs. [in Russian and Latin]

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Opuntiella is Opuntiella californica (Farlow) Kylin.

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

Basionym
Iridaea ornata Postels & Ruprecht

Type Information
Ad Kamtschatka lapidibus et conchis affixa; (Postels & Ruprecht 1840: 17)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), furnished, equipped, embellished, adorned (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 11 October 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 12 January 2012

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Taxonomic note
According to Gabrielson, Widdowson & Lindstrom (2006: 143, footnote), the "...relationship between Opuntiella california and O. ornata needs to be studied. The lack of information about the latter species precluded writing a meaningful key to the two species." - (24 August 2006) - G.M. Guiry

Habitat note
Subtidal zone (Selivanova & Zhigadlova 2009). - (10 May 2010) - G.M. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 January 2012. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2025

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