Enteromorpha clathrata var. ramulosa (J.E.Smith) Rabenhorst 1847

Publication Details
Enteromorpha clathrata var. ramulosa (J.E.Smith) Rabenhorst 1847: 133

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 clathrata (Roth) C.Agardh.

Source of Synonymy
Hayden, H.S., Blomster, J., Maggs, C.A., Silva, P.C., Stanhope, M.J. & Waaland, J.R. (2003). Linnaeus was right all along: Ulva and Enteromorpha are not distinct genera. European Journal of Phycology 38(3): 277-294, 4 figs, 5 tables.

Basionym
Ulva ramulosa Smith

Type Information
Type locality: "...found by Miss [Ellen] Hutchins in Bantry bay, Ireland, was made known to us by Mr. Turner."; (Smith 1809-1810: pl. 2137) Type: BM?;

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), latticed or pierced with openings like a grating or trellis (Stearn 1983).

Created: 25 October 2003 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 23 September 2004

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 September 2004. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024

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