Pseudovalonia forbesii (Harvey) Iyengar 1938

Publication Details
Pseudovalonia forbesii (Harvey) Iyengar 1938: 191, figs 1-4

Published in: Iyengar, M.O.P. (1938). On the structure and life-history of Pseudovalonia forbesii (Harvey) Iyengar (Valonia forbesii Harv.). (Preliminary note). Journal of the Indian Botanical Society 17: 191-194, 4 figs.

Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Pseudovalonia.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Boergesenia forbesii (Harvey) Feldmann.

Source of Synonymy
Feldmann, J. (1938). Sur un nouveau genre de Siphonocladacées. Compte Rendu Hebdomadaire des Séances de l’Académie des Sciences. Paris. 206: 1503-1504.

Basionym
Valonia forbesii Harvey

Type Information
Syntype localities: "Loo Choo Islands. (Also Ceylon.)" [Ryukyu-retto, Japan; Sri Lanka]; (Harvey 1860: 333) Type: C. Wright; TCD; (Lipkin & Silva 2002: 57) Notes: Syntype localities: Ryukyu-retto, Japan; Sri Lanka (Silva et al 1996). Kotosho (Hung-t'ou), Taiwan; Harv. Alg. Ceylon Exsicc. no. 95, TCD.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 08 November 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 10 March 2023

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 10 March 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 12 April 2025

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