Valonia pusilla C.Agardh ex Kützing 1845
Current name:
Siphonocladus pusillus (C.Agardh ex Kützing) Hauck
Galicia, Ría de Arousa, subtidal (5 m), 2011Ignacio Bárbara (barbara@udc.es)
Publication Details
Valonia pusilla C.Agardh ex Kützing 1845: 252
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1845). Phycologia germanica, d. i. Deutschlands Algen in bündigen Beschreibungen. Nebst einer Anleitung zum Untersuchen und Bestimmen dieser Gewächse für Anfänger. pp. [i]-x, [1]-340 ['240']. Nordhausen: zu finden bei Wilh. Köhne.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Valonia is Valonia aegagropila C.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Siphonocladus pusillus (C.Agardh ex Kützing) Hauck.
Source of Synonymy
Hauck, F. (1884). Die Meeresalgen Deutschlands und Österreichs. In: Kryptogamen-Flora von Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz, Zweite Auflage. (Rabenhorst, L. Eds) Vol. 2, pp. 321-512. Leipzig: Euard Kummer.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), very small (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 30 March 2009
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 30 March 2009. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 12 December 2024