Prionitis lyallii Harvey 1862

Publication Details
Prionitis lyallii Harvey 1862: 173

Published in: Harvey, W.H. (1862). Notice of a collection of algae made on the northwest coast of North America, chiefly at Vancouver Island, by David Lyall, Esq., M.D., R.N., in the years 1859-1861. Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society. Botany 6: 157-177.

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Prionitis is Prionitis ligulata J.Agardh.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Prionitis sternbergii (C.Agardh) J.Agardh.

Source of Synonymy
Gabrielson, P.W. (2008). Molecular sequencing of Northeast Pacific type material reveals two earlier names for Prionitis lyallii, Prionitis jubata and Prionitis sternbergii, with brief comments on Grateloupia versicolor (Halymeniaceae, Rhodophyta). Phycologia 47: 89-97.

Type Information
Syntype localities: "Esquimalt, on tidal rocks and rock-pools. Dr. Lyall; Fuca Strait, C. B. Wood."; (Harvey 1862: 178) Lectotype: D. Lyall; TCD; (Gabrielson 2008: 91) Notes: The specimen labeled var. normalis (invalidly published and replaced by P. lyallii var. lyalii) is selected as the lectotype of P. lyallii by Gabrielson (2008). Lectotype: Esquimalt, British Columbia, Canada, January 1859, leg. D. Lyall.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 14 April 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 23 March 2014

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 March 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 December 2024

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