Ulva fasciata Delile 1813
Current name:
Ulva lactuca Linnaeus
Sotogawa-cho, Choshi, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. Courtesy Chiba University
Publication Details
Ulva fasciata Delile 1813: 297 [153 of reprint; pl. 58: fig. 5, 1826]
Published in: Delile, A.R. (1813). Description de l'Égypte ou recueile des observations et des recherches qui ont été faites en Égypte pendant l'expédition de l'armée française, publié par les orderes de Sa Majesté l'Empereur Napoléon le Grand.Histoire naturelle. Tom. Second. Histoire naturelle. Vol. 2 (fasc. 2 'troisème livraison') pp. 145-320 [Flore d'Égypte, explication des planches], pls 1-62 [1826]. Paris: Imprimerie Impériale.
Request PDFType 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 lactuca Linnaeus.
Source of Synonymy
Hughey, J.R., Maggs, C.A., Mineur, F., Jarvis, C., Miller, K.A., Shabaka, S.H. & Gabrielson, P.W. (2019). Genetic analysis of the Linnaean Ulva lactuca (Ulvales, Chlorophyta) holotype and related type specimens reveals name misapplications, unexpected origins, and new synonymies (Letter). Journal of Phycology 55(3): 503-508, 2 figs.
Type Information
Type locality: "tapisse le fond du port neuf d'Alexandrie, depuis le quai de la ville jusqu'au lieu du mouillage des vaisseux près de la digue du Phare [new port, Alexandria, Egypt]; (Delile 1813: 297) Lectotype: PC; 0119343 (Yoshida 1998: 503) Notes: Epitype UC2050475 supporting the lectotype PC0119343 (Hughey et al., 2019; Hughey & Gabrielson 2022: 122).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 07 September 1996 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 08 October 2024
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 08 October 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 November 2024
