Caulinia ovalis R.Brown 1810
Current name:
Halophila ovalis (R.Brown) J.D.Hooker
with Zostera capricorneta with Aplysia , Lord Howe Island, AustraliaMichael Guiry (mike.guiry@nuigalway.ie)
Publication Details
Caulinia ovalis R.Brown 1810: 339
Published in: Brown, R. (1810). Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805 per oras utriusque insulae collegit et descripsit Robertus Brown; insertis passim aliis speciebus auctori hucusque cognitis, seu evulgatis, seu ineditis, praesertim Banksianis, in primo itinere navarchi Cook detectis. Vol. 1 . pp. [i]-viii, 145-590 p., [1] h. ["Addenda"]. Londini [London]: typis Richardi Taylori et Scoii. Veneunt apud J. Johnson et Scoios, in Caementerio Sancti Pauli.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Caulinia is Caulinia fragilis Willdenow.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Halophila ovalis (R.Brown) J.D.Hooker.
Type Information
Type locality: Queensland, Australia; (Robertson 1984: 64) Type: R. Brown 5816; BM; (Robertson 1984: 64) Notes: (see Dandy 1971).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), oval, elliptical, i.e., broadest at the middle, the sides curved and length:breadth generally 2:1 (Stearn 1983).
Created: 22 June 2000 by Fabio Rindi.
Last updated: 24 June 2010
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 24 June 2010. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 November 2024
