Atomaria dentata (Linnaeus) Stackhouse 1816

Publication Details
Atomaria dentata (Linnaeus) Stackhouse 1816: xii, 12

Published in: Stackhouse, J. (1816). Nereis britannica Editio altera. Nova addita classificatione cryptogamiarum [sic] respectu generis Fuci. pp. [i]-xii, [i]- 68, 20 plates. Oxford: S. Collingwood.

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Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Atomaria.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Odonthalia dentata (Linnaeus) Lyngbye.

Source of Synonymy
Lyngbye, H.C. (1819). Tentamen hydrophytologiae danicae continens omnia hydrophyta cryptogama Daniae, Holsatiae, Faeroae, Islandiae, Groenlandiae hucusque cognita, systematice disposita, descripta et iconibus illustrata, adjectis simul speciebus norvegicis. pp. [i]-xxxii, [1]-248, 70 pls. Hafniae [Copenhagen]: typis Schultzianis, in commissis Librariae Gyldendaliae.

Basionym
Fucus dentatus Linnaeus

Type Information
Type locality: Hab. oc. Atl. [Atlantic Ocean]; (Linnaeus 1767: 135) Holotype: LINN; 1274.72 (Maggs & Hommersand 1993: 298)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), toothed, usually with sharp teeth pointing outwards (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 18 October 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 01 August 2017

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 01 August 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 30 November 2024

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