Padina antillarum (Kützing) Piccone 1886

Publication Details
Padina antillarum (Kützing) Piccone 1886: 36

Published in: Piccone, A. (1886). Alghe del viaggio di circumnavigazione della Vettor Pisani. pp. [1]-97, 2 pls. Genova [Genoa]: Tipografia del Reale Istituto Sordo-Muti.

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Padina is Padina pavonica (Linnaeus) Thivy.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Basionym
Zonaria antillarum Kützing

Type Information
Type locality: Trinidad; (Wynne 1998) Notes: The type locality was not specified by Kützing, but Wynne (1998) reported that "Trinidad" was incribed on the original specimen.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), of or pertaining to the Antilles.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 29 June 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 17 November 2016

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 17 November 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 November 2024

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