Ulva multifida Turner 1801

Publication Details
Ulva multifida Turner 1801: 310, pl. 1: fig. B

Published in: Turner, D. (1801). Ulva furcellata et multifida, descriptae. Journal für die Botanik, Schrader 1: 300-302, 1 plate.

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Ulva is Ulva lactuca Linnaeus.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Cutleria multifida (Turner) Greville.

Source of Synonymy
Greville, R.K. (1830). Algae britannicae, or descriptions of the marine and other inarticulated plants of the British islands, belonging to the order Algae; with plates illustrative of the genera. pp. [i]-lxxxviii, [1]-218, pl. 1-19. Edinburgh & London: McLachlan & Stewart; Baldwin & Cradock.

Type Information
Type locality: Yarmouth, Norfolk, England; (Silva & al. 1996: 616) Type: Turner; (INA 1996)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), cleft into many parts (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

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

Last updated: 07 November 2024

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Nomenclatural notes
See Wynne (2003) regarding the provenance of the name Ulva multifida. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
1801: 301, pl. I; fig. B (INA). - (27 November 2019) - G.M. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 07 November 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 09 April 2025

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