Nothogenia ovalis (Suhr) P.G.Parkinson 1983

Publication Details
Nothogenia ovalis (Suhr) P.G.Parkinson 1983: 609

Published in: Parkinson, P.G. (1983). The typification and status of the name Chaetangium (Algae). Taxon 32: 605-610.

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Nothogenia is Nothogenia variolosa (Montagne) Montagne.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Basionym
Dumontia ovalis Suhr

Type Information
Type locality: "Cap der guten Hoffnung, von Drège" [Cape of Good Hope, collected by von Drège]; (Suhr 1840: 274) Notes: According to Drège (1841: 111, 180) as "Dumnotia auricula Suhr" (a nomen nudum) was collected at Tafelbaai, bei der Stadt und auf Paardeneiland, Mai, Juni. [Table Bay, South Africa].

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), oval, elliptical, i.e., broadest at the middle, the sides curved and length:breadth generally 2:1 (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 29 December 1997 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 23 August 2008

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 August 2008. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 27 November 2024

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