Prionitis lyallii var. normalis Harvey, nom. inval. 1862
Publication Details
Prionitis lyallii var. normalis Harvey, nom. inval. 1862: 173
Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1862). Notice of a collection of algae made on the northwest coast of North America, chiefly at Vancouver Island, by David Lyall, Esq., M.D., R.N., in the years 1859-1861. Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society. Botany 6: 157-177.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Prionitis is Prionitis ligulata J.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Prionitis sternbergii (C.Agardh) J.Agardh.
Source of Synonymy
Gabrielson, P.W. (2008). Molecular sequencing of Northeast Pacific type material reveals two earlier names for Prionitis lyallii, Prionitis jubata and Prionitis sternbergii, with brief comments on Grateloupia versicolor (Halymeniaceae, Rhodophyta). Phycologia 47: 89-97.
Type Information
Type locality: Esquimalt, British Columbia, Canada; (Gabrielson 2008: 91) Lectotype: D. Lyall; TCD; Unnumbered (labeled var. normalis (Gabrielson 2008: 89, 91, 95) Notes: The specimen labeled var. normalis (invalidly published and replaced by P. lyallii var. lyalii) is selected as the lectotype of P. lyallii by Gabrielson (2008).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 13 January 2008 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 23 March 2014
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 March 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024