Ulva scandinavica Bliding, nom. inval. 1969

Classification:
Empire Eukaryota
Kingdom Plantae
Subkingdom Viridiplantae
Infrakingdom Chlorophyta infrakingdom
Phylum Chlorophyta
Subphylum Chlorophytina
Class Ulvophyceae
Order Ulvales
Family Ulvaceae
Genus Ulva

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Publication details
Ulva scandinavica Bliding 1969: 554, figs 11, 12, nom. inval.

Published in: Bliding, C. (1969 '1968'). A critical survey of European taxa in Ulvales, Part II. Ulva, Ulvaria, Monostroma, Kornmannia. Botaniska Notiser 121: 535-629, 47 figs.
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Type species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Ulva is Ulva lactuca Linnaeus.

Status of name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Ulva rigida C.Agardh

Origin of species name
Adjective (Latin), from or pertaining to Scandinavia.

Synonym(s)
No synonyms are currently included in AlgaeBase.

Nomenclatural notes
Cormaci, Furnari & Alongi (2014: 113) consider this a nomen invalidum as Bliding did not indicate a type. - (1 Jul 2015) - M.D. Guiry

Distributional notes
Mediterranean records require confirmation (Gallardo et al. 1993).

General environment
This is a marine species.

Type information
Type locality: Sweden: Kristineberg (Index Nominum Algarum). Type: Herb. Lund (Index Nominum Algarum

Detailed distribution with sources (Click to Load)

Source of current name
Loughnane, C.J., McIvor, L.M., Rindi, F., Stengel, D.B. & Guiry, M.D. (2008). Morphology, rbcL phylogeny and distribution of distromatic Ulva (Ulvophyceae, Chlorophyta) in Ireland and southern Britain. Phycologia 47: 416-429.

Key references
Hoeksema, B.W. & Hoek, C. van den (1983). The taxonomy of Ulva (Chlorophyceae) from the coastal region of Roscoff (Brittany, France). Botanica Marina 26: 65-86, 31 figs.

Loughnane, C.J., McIvor, L.M., Rindi, F., Stengel, D.B. & Guiry, M.D. (2008). Morphology, rbcL phylogeny and distribution of distromatic Ulva (Ulvophyceae, Chlorophyta) in Ireland and southern Britain. Phycologia 47: 416-429.

Shimada, S., Hiraoka, M., Nabata, S., Lima, M. & Masuda, M. (2003). Molecular phylogenetic analyses of the Japanese Ulva and Enteromorpha (Ulvales, Ulvophyceae), with special reference to the free-floating Ulva. Phycological Research 51(2): 99-108.

Created: 23 August 1996 by M.D. Guiry

Verified by: 10 January 2018 by M.D. Guiry

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References
(Please note: only references with the binomials in the title are included. The information is from the Literature database.)

Battelli, C. & Tan, I.H. (1998). Ulva scandinavica Bliding, (Chlorophyta): a new species for the Adriatic Sea. Annales: Annals for Istran and Mediterranean Studies 13: 121-124, 3 figs.

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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 27 September 2020.