Exilaria fulgens Greville 1827

Publication Details
Exilaria fulgens Greville 1827: pl. 291

Published in: Greville, R.K. (1827). Scottish cryptogamic flora, or coloured figures and descriptions of cryptogamic plants, belonging chiefly to the order Fungi; and intended to serve as a continuation of English Botany. Vol. V (fasc. 55-60). pp. pls 271-300 (with text). Edinburgh & London: MacLachlan & Stewart; Baldwin, Craddock & Joy.

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Exilaria is Exilaria flabellata Greville.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Synedrosphenia fulgens (Greville) Lobban & Ashworth.

Type Information
Type locality: Appin [Scotland]; (Greville 1827: pl. 291) Lectotype (desinated by Kanjer & al. 2021: 2): Captain Carmichael; "on various small algae in the sea in spring and summer"; BR; 4678 (Kanjer & al. 2021: 2)

Origin of Species Name
Participle B (Latin), shining, bright-coloured (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a brackish species.

Created: 23 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 14 December 2023

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 14 December 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 April 2024

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