Ulva mertensii C.Martius 1828

Publication Details
Ulva mertensii C.Martius 1828: 5, pl. I

Published in: Martius, C.F.P. von (1828). Icones plantarum cryptogamicarum quas in itinere annis mdcccxvii-mdcccxx per Brasiliam jussu et auspiciis Maximiliani Josephi I. Bavariae regis augustissimi instituto collegit et descripsit Carol. Frideric. Philip. de Martius,.... pp. fasc. 1: 1-30, pl. 1-14. Monachii [Munich]: impensis auctoris.

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Publication date: April 1828

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 Dictyota mertensii (C.Martius) Kützing.

Type Information
Type locality: Salvador, Brazil; (De Clerck 2003: 182) Lectotype: M?; (De Clerck 2003: 182)

Origin of Species Name
(Latinised), named for Dr Mertens

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 26 June 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 28 June 2016

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 28 June 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 April 2024

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