Valonia aegagropila C.Agardh 1823

Publication Details
Valonia aegagropila C.Agardh 1823: 429

Published in: Agardh, C.A. (1823). Species algarum rite cognitae, cum synonymis, differentiis specificis et descriptionibus succinctis. Volumen primum pars posterior. pp. [vii-viii], [399]-531. Lundae [Lund]: ex officina Berlingiana.

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Publication date: early 1823

Type Species
This is the type species (lectotype) of the genus Valonia.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Type Information
Syntype localities: “In lacuna Veneta copiose natans. In mari Australi ad Ravak”; (Agardh 1823: 429) Lectotype (Lagoon; Venice; designated by Egerod 1952): Bosc s.n.; LD; 15978 (Leliaert & Coppejans 2004: 203) Notes: See Olsen & West (1988: 106) for more information on the lectotype locality of this species. The herbarium no. cited in Lipkin & Silva (2002: 61) is LD 15977.

Origin of Species Name
Noun (Greek), a ball of hair or a concretion found in the stomach of the goat and other ruminants.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 16 September 1997 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 10 March 2023

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 10 March 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 November 2024

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