Padina pavonia var. fraseri (Greville) Dickie 1874
Current name:
Padina fraseri (Greville) Greville
Panama. Longitudinal section of blade with tightly inrolled margin; note the three layer aspect develops almost immediately from the apical meristematic cellDiane Littler (littlerd@si.edu)
Publication Details
Padina pavonia var. fraseri (Greville) Dickie 1874: 191
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Padina is Padina pavonica (Linnaeus) Thivy.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Padina fraseri (Greville) Greville.
Basionym
Zonaria fraseri Greville
Type Information
Type locality: "New Holland' [either New South Wales or Victoria, Australia]; (Silva & al. 1996: 604) Type: Fraser; 1826; E; (Womersley 1987: 218) Notes: Silva et al. (1996: 604) recommend consulting Womersley (1987: 218) for more information on the type locality of this species.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 20 February 2002 by Sandy Lawson.
Last updated: 23 September 2004
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 September 2004. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 April 2024