Udotea argentea Zanardini 1858
Current name:
Udotea argentea Zanardini
Palau Islands, West PacificPalau International Coral Reef Center
Publication Details
Udotea argentea Zanardini 1858: 290
Published in: Zanardini, J.[=G.] (1858 '1857'). Plantarum in mari Rubro hucusque collectarum enumerato (juvante A. Figari). Memoirie del Reale Istituto Veneto di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti 7: 209-309, pls III-XIV.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Udotea is Udotea flabellum (J.Ellis & Solander) M.Howe.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: "Hab. Suez in sabulosis profundioribus. Portier!" [Port Suez, Egypt]; (Zanardini 1858: 290)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), silvery.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 09 March 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 25 March 2022
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 25 March 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 14 November 2024