Padina gymnospora (Kützing) Sonder 1871
Current name:
Padina gymnospora (Kützing) Sonder
In situ photograph, algal plain, seaward Media Luna Reef, Puerto Rico, 17 m. - 06 December 2021. CC BY-NC 4.0
Publication Details
Padina gymnospora (Kützing) Sonder 1871: 47
Published in: Sonder, O.G. (1871). Die Algen des tropischen Australiens. Abhandlungen aus dem Gebiete der Naturwissenschaften herausgegeben von dem Naturwissenschaftlichen Verein in Hamburg 5(2): 33-74, pls I-VI.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Padina is Padina pavonica (Linnaeus) Thivy.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Zonaria gymnospora Kützing
Type Information
Type locality: "St. Thomas" (Herb. Sonder) [St Thomas, Virgin Islands]; (Billard 1985: 29) Type: MEL; 583380 (Womersley 1987: 217)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 30 March 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 12 October 2023
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 October 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 13 November 2024