Ulva furfuracea Mertens ex Hornemann 1813
Current name:
Prasiola furfuracea (Hornemann) Trevisan
Brunnspark Bridge, Gothenburg, Sweden - 02 June 2011. M.D. Guiry (mike.guiry@nuigalway.ie)
Publication Details
Ulva furfuracea Mertens ex Hornemann 1813: pl. MCCCCLXXX1X
Published in: Hornemann, J.W. (1813). [Flora danica] Vol. 9, fasc. 25. pp. 1-8, pls MCCCCXLI-MD. Havniae [Copenhagen].
Original description: 
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 Prasiola furfuracea (Hornemann) Trevisan.
Source of Synonymy
Kützing, F.T. (1843). Phycologia generalis oder Anatomie, Physiologie und Systemkunde der Tange. Mit 80 farbig gedruckten Tafeln, gezeichnet und gravirt vom Verfasser. pp. [part 1]: [i]-xxxii, [1]-142, [part 2:] 143-458, 1, err.], pls 1-80. Leipzig: F.A. Brockhaus.
Type Information
Type locality: "Ad Lapides legit Hofmann Bang" [Hofmansgave, Fyn, Denmark]; (Hornemann 1813: pl. MCCCCLXXXIX) Lectotype: original illustration (Hornemann 1813: pl. MCCCCLXXXIX)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), covered with bran-like scales or powder (Stearn 1983).
Created: 04 October 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 06 June 2011
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 06 June 2011. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 November 2024
