Nitophyllum ramosum (Hudson) Batters 1902
Current name:
Cryptopleura ramosa (Hudson) L.Newton
Spiddal, Co. Galway, Ireland; lower intertidal pools on Corallina officinalis - 30 September 2007. Michael Guiry (mike.guiry@nuigalway.ie)
Publication Details
Nitophyllum ramosum (Hudson) Batters 1902: 75
Published in: Batters, E.A.L. (1902). A catalogue of the British marine algae being a list of all the species of seaweeds known to occur on the shores of the British Islands, with the localities where they are found. Journal of Botany, British and Foreign 40(Supplement): 1-107.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Nitophyllum is Nitophyllum punctatum (Stackhouse) Greville.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Cryptopleura ramosa (Hudson) L.Newton.
Source of Synonymy
Newton, L. (1931). A handbook of the British seaweeds. pp. [i]-xiii, 1-478, 270 figs. London: The Trustees of the British Museum, British Museum (Natural History), Cromwell Road, S.W.7.
Basionym
Ulva ramosa Hudson
Type Information
Type locality: Lancaster, England; (Silva & al. 1996: 900)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), branched, bearing branches (usually many) (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 16 February 2019
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 16 February 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 15 April 2025
