Enteromorpha flexuosa subsp. pilifera (Kützing) Bliding 1963
Publication Details
Enteromorpha flexuosa subsp. pilifera (Kützing) Bliding 1963: 91, figs 52-55, 56 a
Published in: Bliding, C. (1963). A critical survey of European taxa in Ulvales. Part I. Capsosiphon, Percursaria, Blidingia, Enteromorpha. Opera Botanica 8(3): 1-160, 92 figs.
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 pilifera (Kützing) Škaloud & Leliaert.
Source of Synonymy
Škaloud, P., Rindi, F., Boedeker, C. & Leliaert, F. (2018). Süßwasserflora von Mitteleuropa. Freshwater flora of central Europe: Chlorophyta V: Ulvophyceae. Vol. 13 pp. [i]-vii, [1]-288, 182 figures. Berlin: Springer Spektrum.
Basionym
Enteromorpha pilifera Kützing
Type Information
Type locality: Tennstedt, Thüringen, Germany; (Silva & al. 1996: 733)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), zigzag, bent alternately in opposite directions (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwatermarine species.
Created: 07 January 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 14 March 2018
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Taxonomic note
See Silva, Basson & Moe (1996) regarding the nomenclatural and taxonomic problems associated with this taxon. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
Distributional note
Freshwater records of Enteromorpha intestinalis usually refer to this entity (Christensen, 1994, as E. pilosa; Tittley, 2002). - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 14 March 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 17 April 2025
