Enteromorpha vulgaris var. cornucopiae (Lyngbye) Edmondston 1845

Publication Details
Enteromorpha vulgaris var. cornucopiae (Lyngbye) Edmondston 1845: 64

Published in: Edmondston, T. (1845). A flora of Shetland; comprehending a list of the flowering and cryptogamic plants of the Shetland Islands, with remarks on their topogaphy, geology and climate, &c. &c. pp. [i]- xxviii, [1]-67, errata slip. Aberdeen: Geo. Clarke & Son.

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Type 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 intestinalis f. cornucopiae (Lyngbye) Sfriso & Curiel.

Source of Synonymy
Sfriso, A. & Curiel, D. (2007). Check-list of seaweeds recorded in the last 20 years in Venice lagoon, and a comparison with the previous records. Botanica Marina 50: 22-58.

Basionym
Scytosiphon intestinalis var. cornucopiae Lyngbye

Type Information
Type locality: Faeroes; (Silva & al. 1996: 735)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), common, general, ordinary (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

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

Last updated: 11 June 2012

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 11 June 2012. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 15 April 2025

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