Ulva capensis Areschoug, nom. illeg. 1851
Current name:
Ulva uncialis (Kützing) Montagne
Boulders, Simon's Town, Cape Peninsula, South Africa - 22 September 2005. Michael Guiry (mike.guiry@nuigalway.ie)
Publication Details
Ulva capensis Areschoug, nom. illeg. 1851: 15-16
Published in: Areschoug, J.E. (1851). Phyceae capenses, quarum particulam primam, venia ampliss. philos. facult. Upsaliens., praeside J. E. Areschoug... pro gradu philosophico p.p. Johannes Conradus Carlberg gothoburgensis. In auditorio Gustaviano die vii maj mdccli. H.A.M.S. pp. 1-32. Upsaliae [Uppsala]: excudebat Reg. Acad. Typographus.
Request PDFType 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 uncialis (Kützing) Montagne.
Type Information
Syntype localities: Table Bay and Algoa Bay, South Africa; (Silva & al. 1996: 752)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective B (Latin), pertaining to the Cape, usually the Cape of Good Hope, South Africa.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 05 February 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 19 August 2008
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 19 August 2008. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
