Wormskioldia ruthenica Postels & Ruprecht 1840

Publication Details
Wormskioldia ruthenica Postels & Ruprecht 1840: 15, pl. 40: fig. 69

Published in: Postels, A. & Ruprecht, F. (1840). Illustrationes algarum in itinere circum orbem jussu imperatoris Nicolai I. Atque auspiciis navarchi Friderici Lütke annis 1826, 1827, 1828 et 1829 celoce Seniavin exsecuto in Oceano pacifico, inprimis septemtrionale ad littora rossica asiatico-americana collectarum. pp. [i-vi ], [i]- iv, 1-28 [1-2, index], [Latin:] [-iv], [1]-22, [1-2, index], 40 pls. Petropoli [St. Petersburg]: Typis Eduardi Pratz.

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Publication date: Nov-Dec 1840 [TL-2]

Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Wormskioldia is Wormskioldia sanguinea (Hudson) Sprengel.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Hymenena ruthenica (Postels & Ruprecht) A.D.Zinova.

Source of Synonymy
Zinova, A.D. (1965). Species familiae Delesseriacearum (Rhodophyta) in parte septentrionali Oceani Pacifici. Novitates Systematicae Plantarum non Vascularium 1965(2): 78-97, 10 figs. [in Russian and Latin]

Type Information
Type locality: In stipite Ptilotae asplenioidis ad Kamtschatka; (Postels & Ruprecht 1840: 15)

General Environment
This is a marine species.

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

Last updated: 12 March 2014

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 March 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 November 2024

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