Phycoseris fasciata (Delile) Montagne 1856
Current name:
Ulva lactuca Linnaeus
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Publication Details
Phycoseris fasciata (Delile) Montagne 1856: 449
Published in: Montagne, C. (1856). Sylloge generum specierumque cryptogamarum quas in variis operibus descriptas iconobusque illustratas, nunc ad diagnosim reductas, nonnullasque novas interjectas, ordine systematijco disposuit. pp. [i]-xxiv, [1]-498. Parisiis [Paris] & Londini [London]: sumptibus J.-B. Baillière...; H. Baillière....
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Phycoseris is Phycoseris rigida (C.Agardh) Kützing.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Ulva lactuca Linnaeus.
Source of Synonymy
Hughey, J.R., Maggs, C.A., Mineur, F., Jarvis, C., Miller, K.A., Shabaka, S.H. & Gabrielson, P.W. (2019). Genetic analysis of the Linnaean Ulva lactuca (Ulvales, Chlorophyta) holotype and related type specimens reveals name misapplications, unexpected origins, and new synonymies (Letter). Journal of Phycology 55(3): 503-508, 2 figs.
Basionym
Ulva fasciata Delile
Type Information
Type locality: "tapisse le fond du port neuf d'Alexandrie, depuis le quai de la ville jusqu'au lieu du mouillage des vaisseux près de la digue du Phare [new port, Alexandria, Egypt]; (Delile 1813: 297) Lectotype: PC; 0119343 (Yoshida 1998: 503) Notes: Epitype UC2050475 supporting the lectotype PC0119343 (Hughey et al., 2019; Hughey & Gabrielson 2022: 122).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 04 December 2000 by Fabio Rindi.
Last updated: 30 October 2019
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 30 October 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024