Enteromorpha compressa var. complanata (Kützing) Rabenhorst 1868
Publication Details
Enteromorpha compressa var. complanata (Kützing) Rabenhorst 1868: 314
Published in: Rabenhorst, L. (1868). Flora europaea algarum aquae dulcis et submarinae. Sectio III. Algae chlorophyllophyceas, melanophyceas et rhodophyceas complectens. pp. i-xx, 1-461, 51 figs. Lipsiae [Leipzig]: Apud Eduardum Kummerum.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Enteromorpha is Enteromorpha intestinalis (Linnaeus) Nees.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Ulva compressa Linnaeus.
Source of Synonymy
Blomster, J., Maggs, C.A. & Stanhope, M.J. (1998). Molecular and morphological analysis of Enteromorpha intestinalis and E. compressa (Chlorophyta) in the British Isles. Journal of Phycology 34: 319-340.
Basionym
Enteromorpha complanata Kützing
Type Information
Type locality: Baltic Sea and North Sea, Germany; (Silva & al. 1996: 730)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), flattened, usually laterally (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 29 November 2000 by Fabio Rindi.
Last updated: 01 July 2015
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 01 July 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 November 2024
