Polyneura laciniata (Lightfoot) P.S.Dixon 1983

Publication Details
Polyneura laciniata (Lightfoot) P.S.Dixon 1983: 13

Published in: Dixon, P.S. (1983). The algae of Lightfoot's Flora Scotia. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Botany 11: 1–15, 2 figures.

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Polyneura is Polyneura hilliae (Greville) Kylin.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Erythroglossum laciniatum (Lightfoot) Maggs & Hommersand.

Source of Synonymy
Maggs, C.A. & Hommersand, M.H. (1993). Seaweeds of the British Isles. Volume 1. Rhodophyta. Part 3A. Ceramiales. pp. [i]-xv, 1-444, 129 figs, map. London: HMSO.

Basionym
Ulva laciniata Lightfoot

Type Information
Type locality: Iona [Scotland]; (Silva & al. 1996: 92) Type: undated; BM; 000807060 Notes: Index Nominum Algarum notes that type informtion is fide Maggs & Hommersand (1993).

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), slashed into narrow divisions with tapering, pointed incisions (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 10 December 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 24 September 2015

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 24 September 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024

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