Corallina cylindrica J.Ellis & Solander 1786

Publication Details
Corallina cylindrica J.Ellis & Solander 1786: 114, pl. 22: fig. 4

Published in: Ellis, J. & Solander, D. (1786). The natural history of many curious and uncommon zoophytes, collected from various parts of the globe by the late John Ellis...Systematically arranged and described by the late Daniel Solander, M.D., F.R.S. &c.. pp. [i]-xii, [1]-208, 63 pls. London: Printed for Benjamin White and Son, at Horace's Head, Fleet-Street and Peter Elmsly, in the Strand.

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Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Corallina is Corallina officinalis Linnaeus.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Tricleocarpa cylindrica (J.Ellis & Solander) Huisman & Borowitzka.

Source of Synonymy
Huisman, J.M. & Borowitzka, M.A. (1990). A revision of the Australian species of Galaxaura (Rhodophyta, Galaxauraceae), with a description of Tricelocarpa gen. nov. Phycologia 29: 150-172, 56 figs.

Type Information
Type locality: West Indies [Mr. Greg]; (Huisman & Borowitzka 1990: 164) (Huisman & Borowitzka 1990: 164) Notes: Huisman & Womersley (1994: 116) note that the type is lost; lectotypified by Ellis & Solander, 1786, pl. 22, fig.4 (see Papenfuss et al., 1982: 416).

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), cylindrical.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 24 November 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 31 March 2017

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 31 March 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 November 2024

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