Exilaria flabellata Greville 1827

Publication Details
Exilaria flabellata Greville 1827: pl. 289

Published in: Greville, R.K. (1827). Scottish cryptogamic flora, or coloured figures and descriptions of cryptogamic plants, belonging chiefly to the order Fungi; and intended to serve as a continuation of English Botany. Vol. V (fasc. 55-60). pp. pls 271-300 (with text). Edinburgh & London: MacLachlan & Stewart; Baldwin, Craddock & Joy.

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Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Exilaria.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Licmophora flabellata (Greville) C.Agardh.

Source of Synonymy
Agardh, C.A. (1831). Conspectus criticus diatomacearum. Part 3. pp. 33-48. Lundae [Lund]: Literis Berlingianus.

Type Information
Type locality: "HAB. On Zostera marina, and several small Algae, in spring. Appin, Captain Carmichael." [Scotland]; (Greville 1827: pl. 289)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), flabellate, fan-shaped (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 23 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 21 December 2022

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 21 December 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024

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