Jania longifurca Zanardini 1844

Current name:
Jania longifurca Zanardini
South of Portugal, 2011 - 09 December 2011. Ignacio Bárbara (barbara@udc.es)
Publication Details
Jania longifurca Zanardini 1844: 1025
Published in: Zanardini, G. (1844). Corallinee. Enciclopedia Italiana (Venezia) 6: 1013-1036.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Jania is Jania rubens (Linnaeus) J.V.Lamouroux.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: Dalmatian coast, Croatia; (Silva & al. 1996: 242)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 31 March 1996 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 11 June 2022
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Nomenclatural note
Name first introduced in Zanardini (1843: 43) but invalidly as no description is given "Cresce sovra i tronchi delle Cistosire nel porto di Zara." [It grows above the tronchi of the Cystosire in the port of Zara.] - (15 November 2017) - M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 11 June 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 08 April 2025