Monostroma nitidum Wittrock 1866

Publication Details
Monostroma nitidum Wittrock 1866: 41, pl. 2: fig. 7

Published in: Wittrock, V.B. (1866). Försök till en Monographie öfver Algslägtet Monostroma. pp. 1-66, IV plates, folded scheme [= 14 figs]. Stockholm: Akademisk Afhandling.

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Publication date: 23 May 1866

Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Monostroma is Monostroma bullosum (Roth) Thuret.

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

Type Information
Type locality: Friendly Islands, Australia; China; (INA 1996) Type: S?; Notes: "Australien, China". South & Skelton (2003) cite Tonga and China as syntype localities.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), shining.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 07 March 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 24 March 2022

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