Ruppia maritima Linnaeus 1753
Current name:
Ruppia maritima Linnaeus
From Littler, D.S., M.M. Littler & M.D. Hanisak (2008) Submersed Plants of the Indian River Lagoon. Purchase informationDiane Littler (littlerd@si.edu)
Publication Details
Ruppia maritima Linnaeus 1753: 127
Published in: Linnaeus, C. (1753). Species plantarum, exhibentes plantas rite cognitas, ad genera relatas, cum differentiis specificis, nominibus trivialibus, synonymis selectis, locis natalibus, secundum systema sexuale digestas. Vol. 1 pp. [1-12], 1-560. Holmiae [Stockholm]: Impensis Laurentii Salvii.
Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Ruppia.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Notes: Lectotype (designated by Setchell in Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 25: 470. 1946 “Buccaferrea” in Micheli, Nov. Pl. Gen.: t. 35. 1729. See also Ito et al. (2017: 169-170).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), growing by the sea (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 03 December 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 13 September 2018
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 13 September 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 December 2024