Gongolaria usneoides (Linnaeus) Molinari & Guiry 2020

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Gongolaria usneoides (Linnaeus) Molinari & Guiry 2020: 3

Published in: Molinari-Novoa, E.A. & Guiry, M.D. (2020). Reinstatement of the genera Gongolaria Boehmer and Ericaria Stackhouse (Sargassaceae, Phaeophyceae). Notulae Algarum 172: 1-10, 2 figures.

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Publication date: 21 December 2020

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Gongolaria is Gongolaria abies-marina (S.G.Gmelin) Kuntze.

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

Basionym
Fucus usneoides Linnaeus

Type Information
Type locality: "Oceano Indico" [Indian Ocean]; (Linnaeus 1763: 1629) Holotype: LINN; sheet 1274.11 (Roberts 1968: 264, pl. 5) Notes: Silva et al. (1996) recommend consulting Linnaeus (1763: 1629) for further information regarding the type locality of this species. The type sheet (LINN 1274.11) has "usneoides" crossed out and "granularis" inserted. It is currently (July 2019) databased as "Fucus granularis" [perhaps "granulatus" was intended"], an unpublished name. No locality is evident on sheet. Silva, Basson & Moe (1996: 900) consider "Oceano Indico" an error. Such errors of provenance are not uncommon in Linnaeus's materials.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), resembling the lichen genus Usnea.

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 22 December 2020 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 11 April 2022

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 11 April 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024

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