Corallina pygmaea (J.V.Lamouroux) Kützing 1858
Publication Details
Corallina pygmaea (J.V.Lamouroux) Kützing 1858: 37
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1858). Tabulae phycologicae; oder, Abbildungen der Tange. Vol. VIII pp. i-ii, 1-48, 100 plates. Nordhausen: Gedruckt auf kosten des Verfassers (in commission bei W. Köhne).
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Corallina is Corallina officinalis Linnaeus.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Jania pygmaea J.V.Lamouroux.
Basionym
Jania pygmaea J.V.Lamouroux
Type Information
Type locality: "Sur le Galaxaura Lapidescens du Gap de Bonne-Espérance"; (Silva & al. 1996: 243)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), pygmy, dwarf (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 09 July 2001 by Sandy Lawson.
Last updated: 22 February 2011
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 22 February 2011. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
