Lomentaria parvula (C.Agardh) Zanardini 1841
Current name:
Champia parvula (C.Agardh) Harvey
Hawaii; segmented, irregularly divided branches; scale 1 mm - 15 August 2011. J.M. Huisman
Publication Details
Lomentaria parvula (C.Agardh) Zanardini 1841: 201
Published in: Zanardini, G. (1841). Synopsis algarum in mari Adriatico hucusque collectarum, cui accedunt monographia siphonearum nec non generales de algarum vita et structura disquisitiones cum tabulis auctoris manu ad vivum depictis. Memorie della Reale Accademia delle Scienze di Torino, ser. 2 4: 105-255, pls. I-VIII.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Lomentaria is Lomentaria articulata (Hudson) Lyngbye.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Champia parvula (C.Agardh) Harvey.
Source of Synonymy
Harvey, W.H. (1853). Nereis boreali-americana; or, contributions towards a history of the marine algae of the atlantic and pacific coasts of North America. Part II. Rhodospermeae. Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge 5(5): [i-ii], [1]-258, pls XIII-XXXVI.
Basionym
Chondria parvula C.Agardh
Type Information
Type locality: Ad Gades [Cadiz, Spain]; (Agardh 1824: 207) Lectotype: Herb. Alg. Agardh, LD; 26022 (Irvine & Guiry 1983: 78)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), very small (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 15 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 23 August 2021
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 August 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 November 2024