Phycoseris latissima (Linnaeus) Frauenfeld 1854
Current name:
Saccharina latissima (Linnaeus) C.E.Lane, C.Mayes, Druehl & G.W.Saunders
Bamfield, Vancouver Island, Canada; cultivated plants on ropes - 27 April 2004. Michael Guiry (mike.guiry@nuigalway.ie)
Publication Details
Phycoseris latissima (Linnaeus) Frauenfeld 1854: 342
Published in: Frauenfeld, G. (1854). Aufzählung der Algen der dalmatischen Küste nach einer Sammlung des Hrn. V. Vidovich in Sebenico, vermehrt mit betreffenden Arten meines Herbars, und der im Vereinsherbar von Hrn. F. Titius befindlichen Sammlung, mit Benätzung der daselbst beigegebenen Notizen mit Benätzung der daselbst beigegebenen Notizen. Verhandlungen des Zoologisch-Botanischen Vereins in Wein 4(Abh.): 317-350.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Phycoseris is Phycoseris rigida (C.Agardh) Kützing.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Saccharina latissima (Linnaeus) C.E.Lane, C.Mayes, Druehl & G.W.Saunders.
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
Ulva latissima Linnaeus
Type Information
Type locality: Europe; (INA 1996)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), widest, very wide.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 04 July 2005 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 06 November 2024
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 06 November 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 November 2024