Lomentaria opuntia (Goodenough & Woodward) Gaillon 1828

Publication Details
Lomentaria opuntia (Goodenough & Woodward) Gaillon 1828: 367

Published in: Gaillon, B. (1828). Résumé méthodique des classifications des Thalassiophytes. Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles, édition 2 [F. Cuvier] 53: 350-406, 3 tables.

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Lomentaria is Lomentaria articulata (Hudson) Lyngbye.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Catenella caespitosa (Withering) L.M.Irvine.

Source of Synonymy
Silva, P.C., Basson, P.W. & Moe, R.L. (1996). Catalogue of the benthic marine algae of the Indian Ocean. University of California Publications in Botany 79: [i]-xiv, 1-1259.

Basionym
Fucus opuntia Goodenough & Woodward

Type Information
Type locality: Tenby, Pembroke, Wales; (Silva & al. 1996: 281)

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 27 February 2009 by G.M. Guiry.

Last updated: 10 March 2024

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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 10 March 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024

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