Zonaria nigrescens Sonder 1845
Publication Details
Zonaria nigrescens Sonder 1845: 50
Published in: Sonder, G. (1845). Nova algarum genera et species, quas in itinere ad oras occidentales Novae Hollandiae, collegit L. Priess, Ph. Dr. Botanische Zeitung 3(4): 49-57.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Zonaria is Zonaria flava C.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Lobophora sonderi C.W.Vieira, De Clerck & Payri.
Source of Synonymy
Vieira, C., Camacho, O., Wynne, M.J., Mattio, L., Anderson, R.J., Bolton, J.J., Sansón, M., D'hondt, S., Leliaert, F., Fredericq, S. & Payri, C. (2016). Shedding new light on old algae: Matching names and sequences in the brown algal genus Lobophora (Dictyotales, Phaeophyceae). Taxon 65(4): 689–707.
Type Information
Type locality: Australia, Western Australia; (Hollande 1952: 700) Lectotype: Preiss s.n.; MEL; 16822 (Hollande 1952: 700) Notes: Exact locality unknown.
Origin of Species Name
Participle (Latin), becoming black (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 30 September 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 03 September 2016
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 03 September 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024