Padina pavonica (Linnaeus) Thivy 1960
Current name:
Padina pavonica (Linnaeus) Thivy
microscope, Ría de Ares, Galicia, Spain, 2007; section showing tetraspore and tetrasporangiaIgnacio Bárbara (barbara@udc.es)
Publication Details
Padina pavonica (Linnaeus) Thivy 1960: 234
Published in: Taylor, W.R. (1960). Marine algae of the eastern tropical and subtropical coasts of the Americas. pp. [i]-xi, 1-870, 14 figs, 80 pls. Ann Arbor: The University of Michigan Press.
Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Padina.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Fucus pavonicus Linnaeus
Type Information
Type locality: "In mari Europae australis"; (Silva & al. 1996: 605) Type: LINN;
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), peacock-like (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 31 March 1996 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 02 October 2024
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 02 October 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 November 2024
