Lyngbya littoralis (Linnaeus) Dillwyn ex Gaillon, nom. inval. 1828

Current name: Pylaiella littoralis (Linnaeus) Kjellman
Claddagh, Galway, Ireland; epiphytic plants on soft sand - 05 June 2005. Michael Guiry (mike.guiry@nuigalway.ie)

Publication Details
Lyngbya littoralis (Linnaeus) Dillwyn ex Gaillon, nom. inval. 1828: 394

Published in: Gaillon, B. (1828). Résumé méthodique des classifications des Thalassiophytes. Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles, édition 2 [F. Cuvier] 53: 350-406, 3 tables.

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Lyngbya is Lyngbya confervoides C.Agardh ex Gomont.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Pylaiella littoralis (Linnaeus) Kjellman.

Source of Synonymy
Fletcher, R.L. (2024). Brown seaweeds (Phaeophyceae) of Britain and Ireland. pp. [i]-x, [1]–806. London: Pelagic Publishing & Natural History Museum.

Basionym
Conferva littoralis Linnaeus

Type Information
Type locality: "in Europae marinis rupibus" [Europe]; (Silva & al. 1996: 572)LINN?;

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), pertaining to the shore (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 29 June 2005 by Fabio Rindi.

Last updated: 07 October 2024

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Nomenclatural note
Invalid: pre-starting-point name. - (03 November 2021) - M.D. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 07 October 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 08 April 2025