Encoelium sinuosum (Mertens ex Roth) C.Agardh 1820
Current name:
Colpomenia sinuosa (Mertens ex Roth) Derbès & Solier
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Publication Details
Encoelium sinuosum (Mertens ex Roth) C.Agardh 1820: 146
Published in: Agardh, C.A. (1820 '1821'). Species algarum rite cognitae, cum synonymis, differentiis specificis et descriptionibus succinctis. Volumen primum. Pars prima. pp. [i-iv], [1]-168. Lundae [Lund]: ex officina Berlingiana.
Request PDFPublication date: probably Jan-April 1820
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Encoelium is Encoelium bullosum (J.V.Lamouroux) C.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Colpomenia sinuosa (Mertens ex Roth) Derbès & Solier.
Basionym
Ulva sinuosa Mertens ex Roth
Type Information
Type locality: "Inter Algas e mari Atlantico prope Gades" [near Cádiz, Spain]; (Roth 1806: 327) Type: Mertens; BM; (Yoshida 1998: 306) Notes: Type locality: “Gades”, Spain. Type: BM (Yoshida, T., 1998: 306). Type material: B, destroyed (Dawson et al. 1964: 24), K (now BM)? PC? LE? See Parsons (1982: 293) for comments on type material.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), very sinuate (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 22 September 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 23 September 2004
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Citing AlgaeBase
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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 26 November 2024
