Ulva californica Wille 1899

Publication Details
Ulva californica Wille 1899: no. 611

Published in: Collins, F.S., Holden, I. & Setchell, W.A. (1899). Phycotheca boreali-americana. A collection of dried specimens of the algae of North America. Vol. Fasc. XII-XIII, Nos. 551-650. Malden, Massachusetts.

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Ulva is Ulva lactuca Linnaeus.

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

Type Information
Type locality: La Jolla, California, USA; (Collins, Holden & Setchell 1899: no. 611) Lectotype (designated by Tanner 1986: expl. fig. 1): NY; sine numero (Tanner 1986: fig. 1) (Tanner 1986: 514) Notes: Lectotype: NY 01089139, Pacific Beach south of La Jolla, California, San Diego County, USA, on rocks near high water mark, leg Mrs E, Snyder (fig. 1A); Isotypes:UBC A34568-A345570 (fig. 1C); UC 1110589 (Hughey et al., 2024: 167).

Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), pertaining to California (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 04 March 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 27 January 2025

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Distributional note
Cormaci, Furnari & Alongi (2014: 151): "This species, hardly distinguishable from the widespread U. linza (Maggs et al. in Brodie et al., 2007: 83), was first recorded from the Mediterranean Sea by Wolf et al. (2012) on the basis of molecular analysis carried out on some specimens collected at the Lagoon of Venice (Adriatic Sea)." See also Verlaque et al. (2015: 283), who suggest transportation via shellfish imported for farming from the North Pacific. - (02 July 2015) - M.D. Guiry

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