Tubularia umbellata Esper 1796
Publication Details
Tubularia umbellata Esper 1796: 125, pl. Tubularia XVII
Published in: Esper, E.J.C. (1796). Fortsetzungen der Pflanzenthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur mit Farben erleuchtet nebst Beschreibungen. Lieferung 5. pp. 117-148, 16 plates [numbered by genus]. Nürnberg.
Type Species
A type species for this genus does not appear to have been designated.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Dichotomaria obtusata (J.Ellis & Solander) Lamarck.
Type Information
Type locality: Antilles, West Indies; (Huisman & Kurihara 2006: 19) Holotype: (Huisman & Kurihara 2006: 19) Notes: Papenfuss, Mshigeni & Chiang (1982: 419) give this as the type locality of Galaxaura umbellata Lamouroux 1816. They consider that Tubularia umbellata Esper was not valid when Lamouroux published his work and that Lamouroux should be taken as the author of Galaxaura umbellata. According to Silva et al. (1996:109. 110), the type locality is probably West Indies: it seems likely that Esper's "ostindichen" was error for "westindischen" (Silva et al. 1996: 109,110).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), with umbels.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 11 May 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 31 March 2017
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 31 March 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2024
