Ulva mertensii C.Martius 1828
Current name:
Dictyota mertensii (C.Martius) Kützing
1. Habit. 2. Branch. 3, 4. Plants growing on net constructions of lobster farm in Nhatrang Bay (Vietnam). - 09 March 2012. Eduard and Tamara Titlyanova (etitlyanov@mail.ru)
Publication Details
Ulva mertensii C.Martius 1828: 5, pl. I
Published in: Martius, C.F.P. von (1828). Icones plantarum cryptogamicarum quas in itinere annis mdcccxvii-mdcccxx per Brasiliam jussu et auspiciis Maximiliani Josephi I. Bavariae regis augustissimi instituto collegit et descripsit Carol. Frideric. Philip. de Martius,.... pp. fasc. 1: 1-30, pl. 1-14. Monachii [Munich]: impensis auctoris.
Request PDFPublication date: April 1828
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 Dictyota mertensii (C.Martius) Kützing.
Source of Synonymy
De Clerck, O. (2003). The genus Dictyota in the Indian Ocean. Opera Botanica Belgica 13: 1-205, 54 figs, 12 tables.
Type Information
Type locality: Salvador, Brazil; (De Clerck 2003: 182) Lectotype: M?; (De Clerck 2003: 182)
Origin of Species Name
(Latinised), named for Dr Mertens
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 26 June 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 28 June 2016
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 28 June 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 02 December 2024
