Udotea geppiorum Yamada 1930

Current name: Udotea geppiorum Yamada
O‘ahu, HI, USA; mesophotic (>30 m) - 29 January 2021. © D. Ballantine (dlballantine@gmail.com)

Publication Details
Udotea geppiorum Yamada 1930: 141, figs 1-3 (as 'geppii')

Published in: Yamada, Y. (1930). Une nouvelle espèce d'Udotea du Pacifique: Udotea geppii sp. nov. Revue Algologique 5: 139-142, 3 figs.

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Udotea is Udotea flabellum (J.Ellis & Solander) M.Howe.

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

Type Information
Type locality: Palao, Caroline Islands; Notes: Caroline Islands; Tonga (INA).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 21 July 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 04 March 2021

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Nomenclatural note
The epithet, which commerates the Gepp husband and wife ("...dédier à M. et Mme Gepp...") has been corrected (ICN Art. 60) from the original genitive singular to the genitive plural. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 04 March 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 03 April 2025