Ulva flavescens Hudson 1778
Publication Details
Ulva flavescens Hudson 1778: 570
Published in: Hudson, [W.] (1778). Flora anglica; exhibens plantas per regnum Britanniæ sponte crescentes, distributas secundum systema sexuale: cum differentiis specierum, synonymis auctorum, nominibus incolarum, solo locorum, tempore florendi, officinalibus pharmacopæorum. Tomus II. Editio altera, emendata et aucta.. pp. [i], 335-690. Londini [London]: impensis auctoris: prostant venales apud J. Nourse, in the Strand.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Ulva is Ulva lactuca Linnaeus.
Status of Name
The taxonomic or nomenclatural status (or both) of this entity is in some way unresolved and requires further investigation.
Type Information
Type locality: Hab. in rupibus et saxis marine; in insulis Angelsea et Walney [Wales]; (Hudson 1778: 570)
Origin of Species Name
Participle (Latin), yellowing; becoming yellow.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 16 September 2020
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Taxonomic note
Probably a species of Alcyonidium (Bryozoa). - (20 September 2008) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 16 September 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 09 April 2025
