Corallina monile J.Ellis & Solander 1786

Publication Details
Corallina monile J.Ellis & Solander 1786: 110, pl. 20: fig. c (as 'Monile')

Published in: Ellis, J. & Solander, D. (1786). The natural history of many curious and uncommon zoophytes, collected from various parts of the globe by the late John Ellis...Systematically arranged and described by the late Daniel Solander, M.D., F.R.S. &c.. pp. [i]-xii, [1]-208, 63 pls. London: Printed for Benjamin White and Son, at Horace's Head, Fleet-Street and Peter Elmsly, in the Strand.

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Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Corallina is Corallina officinalis Linnaeus.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Halimeda monile (J.Ellis & Solander) J.V.Lamouroux.

Source of Synonymy
Hillis-Colinvaux, L. (1980). Ecology and taxonomy of Halimeda: primary producer of coral reefs. Advances in Marine Biology 17: 1-327, 104 figs, XXXIV tables.

Type Information
Type locality: "This was found on the coast of Jamaica. There is a good specimen of this in the British Museum."; (Ellis & Solander 1786: 110) Type: BM; (Ellis & Solander 1786: 110)

Origin of Species Name
Noun (Latin), a necklace or a collar (Brown 1946).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 10 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 08 March 2023

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 08 March 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024

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