Corallina flabellum J.Ellis & Solander 1786

Publication Details
Corallina flabellum J.Ellis & Solander 1786: 124, pl. 24

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 Udotea flabellum (J.Ellis & Solander) M.Howe.

Source of Synonymy
Howe, M.A. (1904). Notes on Bahaman algae. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 31: 91-100, Plate 6.

Type Information
Type locality: "There are many varieties of this curious Coralline brought to us from the West Indies"; (Ellis & Solander 1786: 125) Lectotype (designated by Littler & Littler 1990: 229: Ellis & Solander 1786, pl. 24): (Littler & Littler 1990: 229)

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 10 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 10 March 2023

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 10 March 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024

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