Ulva petiolata (J.Agardh) Womersley, nom. illeg. 1956

Classification:
Empire Eukaryota
Kingdom Plantae
Subkingdom Viridiplantae
Infrakingdom Chlorophyta infrakingdom
Phylum Chlorophyta
Subphylum Chlorophytina
Class Ulvophyceae
Order Ulvales
Family Ulvaceae
Genus Ulva

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Publication details
Ulva petiolata (J.Agardh) Womersley 1956: 354, nom. illeg.

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 Ulva rigida C.Agardh

Basionym
Letterstedtia petiolata J.Agardh

Type information
Type locality: Port Phillip, Victoria, Australia (Silva, Basson & Moe 1996: 751). Notes: Silva et al. recommend consulting Womersley (1956: 354) for further information regarding the type locality of this species.

Origin of species name
Adjective (Latin), petioled.

Synonym(s)
No synonyms are currently included in AlgaeBase.

General environment
This is a marine species.

No distributions recorded
No distributional records for this taxon have been recorded by AlgaeBase to date. Generally, recent national lists or extensive regional or state lists have been employed to give a general indication of distribution.

Created: 30 April 2000 by M.D. Guiry

Verified by: 23 September 2004 by M.D. Guiry

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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 27 September 2020.