Ulva lobata (Kützing) Harvey 1855

Ulva lactuca Linnaeus

Current name: Ulva lactuca Linnaeus
Northern California - 08 March 2011. Wendell Wood (ww@oregonwild.org)

Publication Details
Ulva lobata (Kützing) Harvey 1855: 265

Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1855). Algae. In: The botany of the Antarctic voyage of H.M. discovery ships Erebus and Terror, in the years 1839-1843, under the command of Captain Sir James Clark Ross.... II. Flora Novae-Zelandiae. Part II. Flowerless plants. (Hooker, J.D. Eds), pp. 211-266. London: Reeve.

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Ulva is Ulva lactuca Linnaeus.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Ulva lactuca Linnaeus.

Source of Synonymy
Hughey, J.R., Maggs, C.A., Mineur, F., Jarvis, C., Miller, K.A., Shabaka, S.H. & Gabrielson, P.W. (2019). Genetic analysis of the Linnaean Ulva lactuca (Ulvales, Chlorophyta) holotype and related type specimens reveals name misapplications, unexpected origins, and new synonymies (Letter). Journal of Phycology 55(3): 503-508, 2 figs.

Basionym
Phycoseris lobata Kützing

Type Information
Type locality: Chile; (Kützing 1847: 54) Lectotype: L; 0054996 (Hughey & al. 2019: fig. s5)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), lobed.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 17 April 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 16 February 2023

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 16 February 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 November 2024

 
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