Corallina tubulosa Pallas, nom. illeg. 1766

Publication Details
Corallina tubulosa Pallas, nom. illeg. 1766: 430

Published in: Pallas, P.S. (1766). Elenchus zoophytorum sistens generum adurnbrationes generaliores et specierum cognitarum succinctas descriptiones cum selectis auctorum synonymis. pp. xxviii, 451. The Hague: Petrum van Cleef.

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Publication date: 1766

Type 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 Tricleocarpa fragilis (Linnaeus) Huisman & R.A.Townsend.

Source of Synonymy
Huisman, J.M. & Townsend, R.A. (1993). An examination of Linnaean and pre-Linnaean taxa referable to Galaxaura and Tricleocarpa (Galaxauraceae, Rhodophyta). Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Botany 113: 95-101, 2 figs, 2 tables.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), with tubes, approaching a hollow cylinder.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 31 March 2017

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 31 March 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024

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